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Old English

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Etymology

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From a merger of Proto-West Germanic *falli and *fall, from Proto-Germanic *falliz and *fallaz.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fi͜yll/, [fi͜yɫ]

Noun

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fiell m (West Saxon)

  1. a fall
  2. ruin, destruction; death, slaughter
  3. (grammar) case

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: fal, val, fall