fiell

Old English

Alternative forms

• fyll, feall, fell, fyl

Etymology

From a merger of Proto-West Germanic *falli and *fall, from Proto-Germanic *falliz and *fallaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fi͜yll/, [fi͜yɫ]

Noun

fiell m (West Saxon)

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

Declension

Declension of fiell (strong a-stem)

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

Synonyms

• hryre

Related terms

• feallan
• fealle

Descendants

• Middle English: fal, val, fall
  • English: fall