falur

From Vulgar Latin or Late Latin fallāre, from Latin fallēre, present active infinitive of fallō. Compare Italian fallare.

falur

1. to fail

• IPA^(key): /ˈfaːlʏr/

  Rhymes: -aːlʏr

  Homophone: Falur

From Old Norse falr, from Proto-Germanic *falhuz.

falur m (genitive singular fals, nominative plural falir)

1. a socket at the back of a spearhead, into which the shaft is placed
2. the part of a knife’s blade that extends into the handle
3. (poetic) spear
4. lamp holder

Borrowed from Danish fald, from Proto-Germanic *fallą.

falur m (genitive singular fals, nominative plural falir)

1. (nautical) halyard

From Proto-Germanic *falaz. Compare Lithuanian pelnas, Old Church Slavonic плѣнъ (plěnŭ).

falur (comparative falari, superlative falastur)

1. for sale, able to be bought

   Hvað kostar sjónvarpið þitt? - Það er ekki falt!

   How much for your television? - It's not for sale!

   Mér er hann falur.

   I want to sell it.

   Og var allt falt fyrir peninga í Róm.

   And everything could be bought for money in Rome.

   Allir embættismenn ríkisins eru grimmir og falir fyrir fé.y.

   Á fimmtudaginn gjörði hann sína vöru fala.

   He did put his commodity on sale on Thursday.

2. (of a person) susceptible to bribery; bribable

   Allir embættismenn ríkisins eru grimmir og falir fyrir fé.

   All government officials are of cruel heart and can be bought for money.

• (for sale): útbær, útþægur

• falbjóða

• fala

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)

From *balu-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baluj.

falur

1. pigeon