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felle

Pronunciation: /²fɛlːə/

“felle” is a Norwegian Nynorsk word. Its 7 meanings in English:

noun

  1. a trap
  2. a snare
  3. a fellow, companion
  4. partner
  5. member

verb

  1. to fell, bring down (make something fall, e.g. an animal, a tree, an opponent in battle)
  2. to shed (e.g. a person shedding tears, a tree shedding leaves)

Etymology

From Old Norse fella. The verb is form earlier Proto-Germanic *fallijaną and may be considered a causative of falle. The same dynamic can be seen in English between fell and fall.

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