fiell

Old English

Alternative forms

• fyll, feall, fell, fyl

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *falla- (“a fall”), from Proto-Germanic *fallaną (“to fall”), from Proto-Indo-European *phol- (“to fall”). Akin to Old Frisian fal, fel "a fall", Old Saxon fal (“a fall”), Old High German fal (“a fall”), Old English feallan "to fall".

Noun

fiell

1. a fall
2. ruin, destruction; death, slaughter
3. (grammar) case
4. reflection

Declension

(masc.)

    Declension of fiell (strong a-stem)

	Singular	Plural
nominative	fiell	fiellas
accusative	fiell	fiellas
genitive	fielles	fiella
dative	fielle	fiellum

(neut.)

    Declension of fiell (strong a-stem)

	Singular	Plural
nominative	fiell	fiell
accusative	fiell	fiell
genitive	fielles	fiella
dative	fielle	fiellum

Descendants

• English fall