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fæla

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse fæla (to frighten away), from Proto-Germanic *fēlijaną (to frighten, terrify), from *fēlaz (frightening, terrifying). Related to Norwegian fæl (appalling), Middle High German vālant (fiend, demon), Old Norse fála (troll-woman).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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fæla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative fældi, supine fælt)

  1. to frighten [with accusative]
    Synonyms: hræða, styggja

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Old English

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Adjective

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fǣla

  1. inflection of fǣle:
    1. nominative/accusative feminine plural strong
    2. nominative masculine singular weak