fallan

See also: fällan and fållan

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fallan.

Verb

fallan

1. to fall
2. to descend

Inflection

Conjugation of fallan (strong class 7)

infinitive	fallan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	fallo, fallon	fiel
2nd person singular	fellis	fieli
3rd person singular	fellit	fiel
1st person plural	fallun	fielon
2nd person plural	fallit	fielot
3rd person plural	fallunt	fielon
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	falle	fieli
2nd person singular	fallis	fieli
3rd person singular	falle	fieli
1st person plural	fallin	fielin
2nd person plural	fallit	fielit
3rd person plural	fallin	fielin
imperative	present
singular	fal
plural	fallit
participle	present	past
	fallandi	fallan, gifallan

Derived terms

• anafallan

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: vallen
  • Dutch: vallen
  • Limburgish: valle

Further reading

• “fallan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɑl.lɑn/, [ˈfɑɫ.ɫɑn]

Verb

fallan (Mercian)

1. alternative form of feallan

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fallan, from Proto-Germanic *fallaną.

Verb

fallan

1. to fall

Conjugation

Conjugation of fallan (strong class 7)

infinitive	fallan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	fallu, fallo	fial
2nd person singular	fallis, fallist	fiali
3rd person singular	fallit	fial
1st person plural	fallem, fallemēs	fialum, fialumēs
2nd person plural	fallet	fialut
3rd person plural	fallant	fialun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	falle	fiali
2nd person singular	fallēs, fallēst	fialīs, fialīst
3rd person singular	falle	fiali
1st person plural	fallēm, fallemēs	fialīm, fialīmēs
2nd person plural	fallēt	fialīt
3rd person plural	fallēn	fialīn
imperative	present
singular	fall
plural	fallet
participle	present	past
	fallanti	gifallan

Descendants

• Middle High German: vallen
  • Bavarian: foin

    Cimbrian: vallan, ballan (Mezzaselva)

  • Central Franconian:

    Hunsrik: falle

    Luxembourgish: falen

  • German: fallen
  • Yiddish: פֿאַלן (faln)

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fallan.

Verb

fallan

1. to fall

Conjugation

Conjugation of fallan (strong class 7)

infinitive	fallan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	fallu	fēl
2nd person singular	fellis	fēlli
3rd person singular	fellid	fēl
plural	fallad	fēllun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	falle	fēlli
2nd person singular	falles	fēllis
3rd person singular	falle	fēlli
plural	fallen	fēllin
imperative	present
singular	fall
plural	fallad
participle	present	past
	fallandi	gifallan, fallan

Derived terms

• bifallan

Descendants

• Low German: fallen

Spanish

Verb

fallan

1. third-person plural present indicative of fallar
2. inflection of fallir:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative