fála

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fēlǭ, the feminine of *fēlaz (“terrifying”), related to fæla.

Noun

fála f

1. a troll woman, a female jotun
2. (heiti) axe

Declension

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Descendants

• Icelandic: fála (“adulterous woman; a shy sheep”) (second sense influenced by fælinn?)