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falur

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Dalmatian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin or Late Latin fallāre, from Latin fallēre. Compare Italian fallare.

Verb

falur

  1. to fail

Icelandic

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Norse falr, from Proto-Germanic *falhuz.

Noun

falur m (genitive singular fals, nominative plural falir)

  1. a socket at the back of a spearhead, into which the shaft is placed
  2. the part of a knife’s blade that extends into the handle
  3. (poetic) spear
  4. lamp holder
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Etymology 2

Borrowed from Danish fald, from Proto-Germanic *fallą.

Noun

falur m (genitive singular fals, nominative plural falir)

  1. (nautical) halyard
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Etymology 3

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *falaz. Compare Lithuanian pelnas, Old Church Slavonic плѣнъ (plěnŭ).

Adjective

falur (comparative falari, superlative falastur)

  1. for sale, able to be bought
    Synonyms: útbær, útþægur
    Hvað kostar sjónvarpið þitt? - Það er ekki falt!
    How much for your television? - It's not for sale!
    Mér er hann falur.
    I want to sell it.
    Og var allt falt fyrir peninga í Róm.
    And everything could be bought for money in Rome.
    Á fimmtudaginn gjörði hann sína vöru fala.
    He did put his commodity on Thursday.
  2. (of a person) susceptible to bribery; bribable
    Allir embættismenn ríkisins eru grimmir og falir fyrir fé.
    All government officials are of cruel heart and can be bought for money.
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References

  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “falur”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
  • Mörður Árnason (2019), Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
  • “falur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
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Tetum

Etymology

From *balu-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baluj.

Noun

falur

  1. pigeon
    Synonym: pombu

References

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