fåle

See also: fale, falé, and falę

North Frisian

Alternative forms

• faal (Föhr-Amrum, Sylt)

Etymology

From Old Frisian falla, from Proto-Germanic *fallaną. Cognates include West Frisian falle.

Verb

fåle

1. (Mooring) to fall

Conjugation

Conjugation of fåle (Mooring dialect)

infinitive I	fåle
infinitive II	(tu) fålen
infinitive III	än fål
past participle	feelen
imperative	fål
	present	past
1st-person singular	fål	feel
2nd-person singular	fålst	feelst
3rd-person singular	fålt	feel
plural	fåle	feelen
	perfect	pluperfect
1st-person singular	ban feelen	wus feelen
2nd-person singular	bast feelen	wjarst feelen
3rd-person singular	as feelen	wus feelen
plural	san feelen	wjarn feelen
	future (schale)	future (wårde)
1st-person singular	schal fåle	wård fåle
2nd-person singular	schäät fåle	wårst fåle
3rd-person singular	schal fåle	wårt fåle
plural	schan fåle	wårde fåle

Swedish

Etymology

Common Germanic word. Cognate with English foal.

Noun

fåle c

1. (archaic) a young horse (or other equine), around 1-3 years old; a colt

   Synonym: unghäst

   • (Can we date this quote?), traditional (lyrics and music), “Staffan var en stalledräng (Staffansvisan) [Stephen was a stable hand (The Stephen song / Song of Stephen)]”‎^[1]:

     [archaic language overall] Staffan var en stalledräng [stalldräng]. Vi tackom [tackar – obsolete first-person plural] nu så gärna. Han vattna' [vattnade] sina fålar fem, allt [perhaps a filler – compare Dutch al] för den ljusa stjärna. Ingen dager synes än. Stjärnorna på himmelen de blänka [plural verb form, now blänker].

     Stephen was a stable hand. We now give thanks so gladly. He watered his five horses, before the bright star. No daylight is visible yet. The stars in the sky [they] are gleaming.

Usage notes

Likely only familiar from the Christmas song Staffansvisan to many native speakers (see quotations above).

Declension

Declension of fåle

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	fåle	fåles
	definite	fålen	fålens
plural	indefinite	fålar	fålars
	definite	fålarna	fålarnas

See also

• föl (“foal”)

References

• fåle in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• fåle in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• fåle in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)