falna

See also: falná

Hungarian

Etymology

fal +‎ -na (personal suffix)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈfɒlnɒ]
Hyphenation: fal‧na

Verb

falna

third-person singular conditional present indefinite of fal

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

falna (present tense falnar, past tense falna, past participle falna, passive infinitive falnast, present participle falnande, imperative falna/faln)

Alternative form of falme

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse fǫlna, from the adjective fǫlr (“pale”) + -na. Equivalent to fal + -na.

Verb

falna (present falnar, preterite falnade, supine falnat, imperative falna)

(intransitive) to fade, to die down (of fire or embers or the like)
Nu lägerelden falnat ut och dagen nått sitt slut (old-fashioned/poetic phrasing – usually "Nu har lägerelden falnat ut ..." – supine is implying the "har")
Now the camp fire has faded and the day has reached its end
- 1915, Dan Andersson, Kolvaktarens Visor, Helgdagskväll i timmerkojan
  Då sova vi alla på granris tungt
  och drömma om bleka mör
  och snarka och vända oss manligt och lugnt,
  medan elden falnar och dör.
  Then sleep we all heavily on pine bough beds
  and dream of maidens pale
  and snore and turn around manly and calm,
  while the fire fades and dies.
(intransitive, figuratively) to fade
falnad skönhet
faded beauty

Conjugation

Conjugation of *falna* (weak)
	active		passive
infinitive	falna		—
supine	falnat		—
imperative	falna		—
imper. plural¹	falnen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	falnar	falnade	—	—
ind. plural¹	falna	falnade	—	—
subjunctive²	falne	falnade	—	—

present participle		falnande
past participle		falnad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

falaska

References