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Old English · adjective

fela

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈfe.lɑ/
Syllables
ˈfe · lɑ (2 syllables)

fela1 · adjective

Senses

  1. many

    Hē hrædlīċe his sealmas ġeleornode and ēac fela ōðerra bōca.

    He quickly learned his psalms and many other books too.

    late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History

  2. much

fela2 · adverb

Senses

  1. much, very

fela3 · pronoun

Senses

  1. many

    Saga mē, on hū fela daga God ġeworhte ealle ġesceafta?'

    Tell me, in how many days did God create all creatures?

    The Dialogues of Solomon and Saturn

  2. a lot, much

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *felu. Cognate with Old Frisian felo, Old Saxon filu, Old High German filu, Old Norse fjǫl- in compounds, Gothic (filu). The Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek πολύς (polús), Latin plus, Old Irish il (Welsh lliaws).

Descendants

fele

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