fejle

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Danish

Etymology

From Low German feilen, from French faillir.

Pronunciation

Verb

fejle (imperative fejl, infinitive at fejle, present tense fejler, past tense fejlede, perfect tense har fejlet)

  1. to fail
  2. to err, to be mistaken
  3. (chiefly in relative, interrogative or negative contexts) to suffer from (a disease)
    Hvad fejler du?
    Jeg fejler ikke noget.
    • 2009, Stine Lønbæk, Det Forbandede Hemmelige Liv, BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, page 62:
      ... at fejle næsten hvad som helst andet, end det Stine fejlede.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 2016, Mads-Peder Winther Søby, Digteren mellem linjerne, BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN:
      Det må være mærkeligt at være syg og fejle noget, der ikke findes.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Usage notes

Constructions such as *hun fejler kræft, *de fejler blindtarmsbetændelse are impossible. Lide af, however, may be used thus.

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