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): /ˈfæː.le/

Adjective

fǣle

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

Declension

Declension of fǣle — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	fǣle	fǣlu, fǣlo	fǣle
Accusative	fǣlne	fǣle	fǣle
Genitive	fǣles	fǣlre	fǣles
Dative	fǣlum	fǣlre	fǣlum
Instrumental	fǣle	fǣlre	fǣle
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	fǣle	fǣla, fǣle	fǣlu, fǣlo
Accusative	fǣle	fǣla, fǣle	fǣlu, fǣlo
Genitive	fǣlra	fǣlra	fǣlra
Dative	fǣlum	fǣlum	fǣlum
Instrumental	fǣlum	fǣlum	fǣlum

Declension of fǣle — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	fǣla	fǣle	fǣle
Accusative	fǣlan	fǣlan	fǣle
Genitive	fǣlan	fǣlan	fǣlan
Dative	fǣlan	fǣlan	fǣlan
Instrumental	fǣlan	fǣlan	fǣlan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	fǣlan	fǣlan	fǣlan
Accusative	fǣlan	fǣlan	fǣlan
Genitive	fǣlra, fǣlena	fǣlra, fǣlena	fǣlra, fǣlena
Dative	fǣlum	fǣlum	fǣlum
Instrumental	fǣlum	fǣlum	fǣlum

Adverb

fǣle

1. truly, well, pleasantly

Descendants

• Middle English: fele, feele, fell, felle; feale
  • English: feal
  • Scots: feal, feel, feil