fæl
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Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Either derived from Old Norse fælinn (like gal from galinn),[1] or from Old Norse fælt (adverb).[2] Related to Middle High German fālant, vālant (“demon, monster”), English fell (“cruel, violent”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]fæl
- cruel, hurtful, malicious
- nasty, foul, disgusting, repulsive, despicable
- violent, severe, intensely uncomfortable
- bad
Inflection
[edit]| Inflection of fæl | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Indefinte common singular | fæl | fælere | fælest2 |
| Indefinite neuter singular | fælt | fælere | fælest2 |
| Plural | fæle | fælere | fælest2 |
| Definite attributive1 | fæle | fælere | fæleste |
| 1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. | |||
References
[edit]- ^ “fæl” in Den Danske Ordbog
- ^ de Vries, Jan (1977) “fæla”, in Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse Etymological Dictionary] (in German), 2nd revised edition, Leiden: Brill, page 149