falla

Icelandic

/ˈfatla/

verb-strong
Definitions
  • (intransitive) to fall
  • (intransitive) to be killed, especially in action or in battle
  • (intransitive) to flow
  • (intransitive) to fit closely, to shut tight, to meet
  • (intransitive) to like

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse falla inherited from Proto-Germanic *fallaną (fall) derived from Proto-Indo-European *pōl-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*pōl-

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