fæl

See also: Fael, fáel, and fäl

Danish

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): /fɛːl/, [fɛːˀl]

Adjective

fæl

  1. cruel, hurtful, malicious
  2. nasty, foul, disgusting, repulsive, despicable
  3. violent, severe, intensely uncomfortable
  4. bad

Inflection

Inflection of fæl
positive comparative superlative
indefinite 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

  1. ^ “fæl” in Den Danske Ordbog
  2. ^ Jan de Vries (1977) [1957–1960], “fæla”, in Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse Etymological Dictionary] (in German), 3rd edition, Leiden: E[vert] J[an] Brill, →OCLC, page 149.
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