faale

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See also: fääle

Central Franconian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • falde (few dialects, including Kölsch)
  • vaue (westernmost Ripuarian)

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German valden, valten.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

faale (third-person singular present faalt, past participle jefaalt or jefaale or gefaalt or gefaal or gefaale)

  1. (most dialects) to fold

Saterland Frisian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Frisian falla, from Proto-West Germanic *fallan, from Proto-Germanic *fallaną. More at English fall.

Verb[edit]

faale

  1. to fall