feallan

Old English

Alternative forms

• fallan — Mercian
• falla — Northumbrian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fallan. Cognate with Old Frisian falla, Old Saxon fallan, Old Dutch fallan, Old High German fallan, Old Norse falla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfæ͜ɑl.lɑn/, [ˈfæ͜ɑɫ.ɫɑn]

Verb

feallan

1. to fall
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Sebastian, Martyr"

     Hwæt ða nicostratus wearð swiðe afyrht þa ða he þæt wundor ge-seah on his wife gedon and feol adune sona to sebastianes fotum...

     Then Nicostratus was greatly afraid, when he saw the miracle wrought on his wife, and straightway fell down at Sebastian's feet,...

   • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church

     Þæt sǣd þe bufon ðām stǣniġum lande fēol sprytte hwæthwega, ac ðāðā sēo hǣte cōm, ðā forsċranc hit, forðan ðe hit næfde nǣnne wǣtan.

     The seed that fell upon the stony ground sprouted somewhat, but when the heat came, it withered, for it never had any moisture.

Conjugation

Conjugation of feallan (strong, class VII)

infinitive	feallan	feallenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	fealle	fēoll
second person singular	fielst	fēolle
third person singular	fielþ	fēoll
plural	feallaþ	fēollon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	fealle	fēolle
plural	feallen	fēollen
imperative
singular	feall
plural	feallaþ
participle	present	past
	feallende	(ġe)feallen

Derived terms

• befeallan
• fealle
• feallendlīċ
• fiellan
• ġefeallan
• oferfeallan
• offeallan
• on wæl feallan
• tōfeallan

Descendants

• Middle English: fallen, fellen
  • English: fall
  • Yola: vall, vale, vole