fæle

See also: faele

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *failijaz (true, friendly, familiar, good), from Proto-Indo-European *pey- (to adore). Cognate with Latin pīus (good, dutiful, faithful, devout, pious).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfæːle/

Adjective

fǣle

  1. faithful, trusty, good
  2. dear, beloved

Declension

Weak Strong
case singular plural case singular plural
m n f m n f m n f
nominative fǣla fǣle fǣle fǣlan nom. fǣle fǣle fǣle fǣle fǣle fǣla, -e
accusative fǣlan fǣle fǣlan acc. fǣlne fǣle fǣle fǣle fǣle fǣla, -e
genitive fǣlan fǣlra, fǣlena gen. fǣles fǣles fǣlre fǣlra
dative fǣlan fǣlum dat. fǣlum fǣlum fǣlre fǣlum
instrumental fǣle

Adverb

fǣle

  1. truly, well, pleasantly

Descendants

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