Old English · adjective
fæle
Normalised fǣle
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈfæː.le/
- Syllables
- ˈfæː · le (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- faithfultrustyfealtrulypleasantlybeloveddear
fæle1 · adjective
Senses
-
faithful, trusty, good
-
dear, beloved
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | fǣle | fǣlufǣlo | fǣle |
| Accusative | fǣlne | fǣle | fǣle |
| Genitive | fǣles | fǣlre | fǣles |
| Dative | fǣlum | fǣlre | fǣlum |
| Instrumental | fǣle | fǣlre | fǣle |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | fǣle | fǣlafǣle | fǣlufǣlo |
| Accusative | fǣle | fǣlafǣle | fǣlufǣlo |
| Genitive | fǣlra | fǣlra | fǣlra |
| Dative | fǣlum | fǣlum | fǣlum |
| Instrumental | fǣlum | fǣlum | fǣlum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | fǣla | fǣle | fǣle |
| Accusative | fǣlan | fǣlan | fǣle |
| Genitive | fǣlan | fǣlan | fǣlan |
| Dative | fǣlan | fǣlan | fǣlan |
| Instrumental | fǣlan | fǣlan | fǣlan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | fǣlan | fǣlan | fǣlan |
| Accusative | fǣlan | fǣlan | fǣlan |
| Genitive | fǣlrafǣlena | fǣlrafǣlena | fǣlrafǣlena |
| Dative | fǣlum | fǣlum | fǣlum |
| Instrumental | fǣlum | fǣlum | fǣlum |
fæle2 · adverb
Senses
-
truly, well, pleasantly
All forms (11)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *failijaz (“true, friendly, familiar, good”).
Descendants
feal
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