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Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse *fæl, from Proto-Germanic *fēlaz (“terrible, ominous”). Related to Middle High German fālant, vālant (“demon, monster”), English fell (“cruel, violent”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
fæl
- cruel, hurtful, malicious
- nasty, foul, disgusting, repulsive, despicable
- violent, severe, intensely uncomfortable
- bad
Inflection
| Inflection of fæl
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Positive
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Comparative
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Superlative
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| Indefinte common singular
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fæl
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fælere
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fælest2
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| Indefinite neuter singular
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fælt
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fælere
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fælest2
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| Plural
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fæle
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fælere
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fælest2
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| Definite attributive1
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fæle
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fælere
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fæleste
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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.
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