Old English Dictionary Entry

Fellan

Part of speech: fyllan; ic felle, ðú felest, felst, he feleþ, felþ, Related words: trans. To cause to fall, to fell, cut

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1 fellan

pl. fellaþ; p. felde, pl. feldon; pp. felled; or throw down, strip off, destroy; cædĕre, sternĕre, projĭcĕre, abjĭcĕre, dejĭcĕre, destruĕre :-- Gefered ðǽr hit felde borne where it was thrown down, Exon. 109 b; Th. 419, 11; Rä. 38, 4. DER. a-fellan, be-.

Similar Words

'feallend-lic
-fá
-fandigendlic
-farenness
-feald

Runic Inscription

ᚠᛖᛚᛚᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Exon.: Exeter Book
Th.: Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)

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