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Middle Dutch
Adjective
fellen
- inflection of fel:
- masculine accusative/dative singular
- neuter dative singular
- dative plural
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English fellan, Anglian variant of fiellan, from Proto-West Germanic *fallijan, from Proto-Germanic *fallijaną, causative of *fallaną.
Verb
fellen
- to fell (to cause to topple)
- 14th Century, Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, The Knight's Tale
- The brighte swerdes wenten to and fro
So hidously þat with þe leste strook
That it semeþ þat it wolde felle an ook
Etymology 2
Verb
fellen
- Alternative form of fillen
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
fellen m or f
- definite masculine singular of felle
Old English
Etymology
From fell + -en.
Pronunciation
Adjective
fellen
- made of skin
Declension
Declension of fellen — Strong
Singular
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Masculine
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Feminine
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Neuter
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Nominative
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fellen
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fellenu, felnu, felleno, felno
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fellen
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Accusative
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fellenne
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fellene, felne
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fellen
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Genitive
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fellenes, felnes
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fellenre
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fellenes, felnes
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Dative
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fellenum, felnum
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fellenre
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fellenum, felnum
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Instrumental
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fellene, felne
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fellenre
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fellene, felne
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Plural
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Masculine
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Feminine
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Neuter
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Nominative
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fellene, felne
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fellena, felna, fellene, felne
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fellenu, felnu, felleno, felno
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Accusative
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fellene, felne
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fellena, felna, fellene, felne
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fellenu, felnu, felleno, felno
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Genitive
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fellenra
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fellenra
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fellenra
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Dative
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fellenum, felnum
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fellenum, felnum
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fellenum, felnum
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Instrumental
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fellenum, felnum
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fellenum, felnum
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fellenum, felnum
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Declension of fellen — Weak
Singular
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Masculine
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Feminine
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Neuter
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Nominative
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fellena, felna
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fellene, felne
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fellene, felne
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Accusative
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fellenan, felnan
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fellenan, felnan
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fellene, felne
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Genitive
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fellenan, felnan
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fellenan, felnan
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fellenan, felnan
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Dative
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fellenan, felnan
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fellenan, felnan
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fellenan, felnan
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Instrumental
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fellenan, felnan
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fellenan, felnan
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fellenan, felnan
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Plural
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Masculine
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Feminine
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Neuter
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Nominative
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fellenan, felnan
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fellenan, felnan
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fellenan, felnan
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Accusative
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fellenan, felnan
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fellenan, felnan
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fellenan, felnan
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Genitive
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fellenra, fellenena, felnena
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fellenra, fellenena, felnena
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fellenra, fellenena, felnena
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Dative
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fellenum, felnum
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fellenum, felnum
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fellenum, felnum
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Instrumental
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fellenum, felnum
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fellenum, felnum
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fellenum, felnum
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Derived terms
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