falna
See also: falná
Hungarian edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
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falna
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Verb edit
falna (present tense falnar, past tense falna, past participle falna, passive infinitive falnast, present participle falnande, imperative falna/faln)
- Alternative form of falme
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse fǫlna, from the adjective fǫlr (“pale”) + -na. Equivalent to fal + -na.
Verb edit
falna (present falnar, preterite falnade, supine falnat, imperative falna)
- (intransitive) to fade, to die down (of fire or embers or the like)
- Nu lägerelden falnat ut och dagen nått sitt slut (old-fashioned/poetic phrasing – usually "Nu har lägerelden falnat ut ..." – supine is implying the "har")
- Now the camp fire has faded and the day has reached its end
- 1915, Dan Andersson, Kolvaktarens Visor, Helgdagskväll i timmerkojan
- Då sova vi alla på granris tungt
och drömma om bleka mör
och snarka och vända oss manligt och lugnt,
medan elden falnar och dör.- Then sleep we all heavily on pine bough beds
and dream of maidens pale
and snore and turn around manly and calm,
while the fire fades and dies.
- Then sleep we all heavily on pine bough beds
- (intransitive, figuratively) to fade
- falnad skönhet
- faded beauty
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of falna (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | falna | — | ||
| Supine | falnat | — | ||
| Imperative | falna | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | falnen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | falnar | falnade | — | — |
| Ind. plural1 | falna | falnade | — | — |
| Subjunctive2 | falne | falnade | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | falnande | |||
| Past participle | falnad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||