felle

== Dutch == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === felle inflection of fel: masculine/feminine singular attributive definite neuter singular attributive plural attributive == Latin == === Noun === felle ablative singular of fel == Middle Dutch == === Adjective === felle inflection of fel: masculine nominative singular feminine/neuter nominative/accusative singular nominative/accusative plural == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== felle (Essex) alternative form of felawe === Etymology 2 === ==== Adjective ==== felle alternative form of fele (“good”) === Etymology 3 === ==== Noun ==== felle alternative form of fille === Etymology 4 === ==== Verb ==== felle alternative form of fellen === Etymology 5 === ==== Verb ==== felle alternative form of fillen == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse fella. ==== Noun ==== felle f or m (definite singular fella or fellen, indefinite plural feller, definite plural fellene) a trap ===== Derived terms ===== dødsfelle === Etymology 2 === From Old Norse félagi (“one with whom one has joined one's property”). ==== Noun ==== felle m (definite singular fellen, indefinite plural feller, definite plural fellene) (usually in compounds) someone with whom one has something in common; a fellow ===== Derived terms ===== ektefelle lidelsesfelle reisefelle ==== Verb ==== felle (imperative fell, present tense feller, simple past felte, past participle felt) to fell a tree. to kill an animal while hunting. (knitting) to decrease (the number of stitches) felle av - to cast off === References === “felle” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /²fɛlːə/ === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse fella. The verb is form earlier Proto-Germanic *fallijaną and may be considered a causative of falle. The same dynamic can be seen in English between fell and fall. ==== Noun ==== felle f (definite singular fella, indefinite plural feller, definite plural fellene) a trap a snare ===== Alternative forms ===== (non-standard since 2012) fella ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Verb ==== felle (present tense feller, past tense felte, past participle felt, passive infinitive fellast, present participle fellande, imperative fell) to fell, bring down (make something fall, e.g. an animal, a tree, an opponent in battle) to shed (e.g. a person shedding tears, a tree shedding leaves) ===== Alternative forms ===== fella (a-infinitive) ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From Old Norse félagi. Doublet of felage. Akin to English fellow. ==== Noun ==== felle m (definite singular fellen, indefinite plural fellar, definite plural fellane) a fellow, companion partner member ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== felles felag n === References === “felle” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.