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FEALLAN

  • verb [ strong ]
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Grammar
FEALLAN, to feallanne; part. feallende; ic fealle, ðú feallest, fealst, felst, fylst, he fealleþ, fealþ, felþ, fylþ, pl. feallaþ; p. feól, feóll, pl. feóllon; pp. feallen; v. intrans.
Wright's OE grammar
§64; §65; §176; §233; §258; §259; §276; §295; §303; §475; §476; §484; §516;
To FALL, fall down, fail; cădĕre, decĭdĕre, procĭdĕre, defĭcĕre
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  • Hí sceolon raðe feallan on grimne grund

    they shall fall rapidly into the grim abyss,

    • Exon. 30 a
    • ;
    • Th. 93,
    • 15;
    • Cri. 1526: Beo. Th. 2145
    • ;
    • B. 1070: Ps. Th. 87, 4: Rood Kmbl.
    • 85;
    • Kr. 43
    • .
  • Enoch nalles feallan lét ðóm

    Enoch let not his power fail,

    • Cd. 60
    • ;
    • Th. 73,
    • 3;
    • Gen. 1198
    • .
  • To feallanne

    to fall,

    • Bt. Met. Fox 20,
    • 335;
    • Met. 20,
    • 168.
  • Gyf ðú feallende to me ge-eádmétst

    si cădens adorāvĕris me,

    • Mt. Bos. 4, 9: Lk. Bos. 10,
    • 18.
  • Heofones steorran beóþ feallende

    stellæ cæli ĕrunt decĭdentes,

    • Mk. Bos. 13,
    • 25.
  • Ðis líf is lǽnlíc and feallende

    this life is transitory and failing,

    • L. E. I. prm
    • ;
    • Th. ii. 400,
    • 16.
  • Ic fealle

    cădo,

    • Ælfc. Gr. 28,
    • 7;
    • Som. 32,
    • 54.
  • Se rén fealleþ

    the rain falls,

    • Ps. Th. 71, 6: Exon. 56 b
    • ;
    • Th. 201,
    • 25;
    • Ph. 61: Salm. Kmbl. 603
    • ;
    • Sal. 301
    • .
  • Se hagol fealþ

    the hail falls,

    • Ex. 9, 19: Bt. 6
    • ;
    • Fox 14, 29: Boutr. Scrd. 18,
    • 25.
  • Him on innan felþ muntes mægenstán

    a huge mountain-stone falls into it,

    • Bt. Met. Fox 5,
    • 30;
    • Met. 5,
    • 15.
  • Se ðe fylþ uppan ðysne stán, he byþ tobrýsed

    qui cecĭdĕrit sŭper lăpĭdem istum, confringētur,

    • Mt. Bos 21, 44: Bd. de nat. rerum
    • ;
    • Wrt. popl. science 19,
    • 15;
    • Lchdm. iii. 278,
    • 25.
  • Híg feallaþ begen on ǽnne pytt

    ambo in fŏveam cădunt,

    • Mt. Bos. 15, 14, 27: Bd. de nat. rerum
    • ;
    • Wrt. popl. science 15, 21, 22: Exon. 57 a
    • ;
    • Th. 202,
    • 23;
    • Ph. 74: Salm. Kmbl. 628
    • ;
    • Sal. 313: Ps. Th. 57,
    • 7.
  • He on hrusan ne feól

    he fell not on the earth,

    • Beo. Th. 1549
    • ;
    • B. 772: Fins. Th. 83
    • ;
    • Fin. 41: Byrht. Th. 135,
    • 31;
    • By. 126: Bt. Met. Fox 1,
    • 161;
    • Met. 1, 81: Exon. 108 a
    • ;
    • Th. 412,
    • 11;
    • Rä. 30,
    • 12.
  • Ic feóll befóran Drihtne

    procĭdi ante Dŏmĭnum,

    • Deut. 9,
    • 18.
  • Feóll Abram astreht to eorþan

    cĕcĭdit Abram prōnus in făciem,

    • Gen. 17, 3: Beo. Th. 5830
    • ;
    • B. 2919: Byrht. Th. 135,
    • 16;
    • By. 119: Andr. Kmbl. 1835
    • ;
    • An. 920: Ps. Th, 77,
    • 27.
  • Feónda feorh feóllon þicce

    the lives of the foes fell thickly,

    • Cd. 95
    • ;
    • Th. 124,
    • 20;
    • Gen. 2065: Beo. Th. 2089
    • ;
    • B. 1042: Byrht. Th. 135,
    • 1;
    • By. 111: Elen. Kmbl. 253
    • ;
    • El. 127
    • .
  • Ðæt heó feólle

    that it fell,

    • Boutr. Scrd. 18,
    • 25.
Etymology
[
Piers P.fallen :
Wyc. falle :
Chauc. falle :
Laym. falle , fallen , fællen , uallen :
Orm. fallenn :
O. Sax. Frs. fallan :
O. Frs. falla :
Dut. vallen :
Ger. fallen :
M. H. Ger. vallen:
O. H. Ger. fallan:
Dan. falde:
Swed. Icel. falla
.]
Derived forms
a-feallan, be-, ge-, of-, onbe-, on-, óþ-, to-
Linked entries
v.  ge-feallan feallend-lic.
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