fæl

See also: Fael, fáel, and fäl

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse *fæl, from Proto-Germanic *fēlaz (“terrible, ominous”). Related to Middle High German fālant, vālant (“demon, monster”), English fell (“cruel, violent”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɛːl/, [fɛːˀl]

Adjective

fæl

  1. cruel, hurtful, malicious
  2. nasty, foul, disgusting, repulsive, despicable
  3. violent, severe, intensely uncomfortable
  4. bad

Inflection
Inflection of fæl
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular fæl fælere fælest2
Indefinite neuter singular fælt fælere fælest2
Plural fæle fælere fælest2
Definite attributive1 fæle fælere fæleste
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

References
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