Old English · adjective
fealu
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈfæ͜ɑ.lu/
- Syllables
- ˈfæ͜ɑ · lu (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- fallowyellowduskygrey
Meaning
-
yellow, dusky, grey
ġesihð him biforan · fealwe wegas,
When the friendless man awakes again, grey waves appear before him,
Ðonne onwæcneð eft · winelēas guma,
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | fealufealo | fealufealo | fealufealo |
| Accusative | fealone | fealwe | fealufealo |
| Genitive | fealwes | fealore | fealwes |
| Dative | fealwum | fealore | fealwum |
| Instrumental | fealwe | fealore | fealwe |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | fealwe | fealwafealwe | fealufealo |
| Accusative | fealwe | fealwafealwe | fealufealo |
| Genitive | fealora | fealora | fealora |
| Dative | fealwum | fealwum | fealwum |
| Instrumental | fealwum | fealwum | fealwum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | fealwa | fealwe | fealwe |
| Accusative | fealwan | fealwan | fealwe |
| Genitive | fealwan | fealwan | fealwan |
| Dative | fealwan | fealwan | fealwan |
| Instrumental | fealwan | fealwan | fealwan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | fealwan | fealwan | fealwan |
| Accusative | fealwan | fealwan | fealwan |
| Genitive | fealorafealwena | fealorafealwena | fealorafealwena |
| Dative | fealwum | fealwum | fealwum |
| Instrumental | fealwum | fealwum | fealwum |
All forms (11)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *falwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pel-. Cognate with Old Saxon falu, Middle Dutch valu, vale (Dutch vaal), Old High German falo (German fahl), Old Norse fǫlr. The common Germanic is cognate with Latin pallidus, Ancient Greek πελιτνός (pelitnós) and Old Armenian ալիք (alikʻ, “wave, gray hair”).
Descendants
fallow
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