OpprinnelseDerived from the verb falle, also influenced by German.
- masculinea slanted metal piece in a door lock that moves when pressing the handle.
- to fall
“Han skled, mistet fotfestet og falt.” — He slipped, lost his footing and fell.
“Byen falt etter en måneds beleiring.” — The city fell after being laid siege to for a month.
“Prisene på klær falt dramatisk i fjor.” — Prices on clothes fell dramatically last year.
- to fall, die
“Faren min falt i krigen.” — My father died in the war.
“Mange mennesker falt i slaget.” — Many people fell in the battle.
- to slope
“Det nye gulvet faller ganske mye.” — The new floor slopes quite a bit.
- to look, fit adjective/adverb on
“Skaftet på denne kniven faller godt i hånden.” — The handle of this knife fits well in my hand.
“Kjolen faller fint.” — The dress looks nice.
- to seem, appear
“Det faller naturlig for henne.” — It comes natural for her.
“Det faller naturlig å gjøre det nå.” — It seems only natural to do it now.
Bøyningerfallen(definite, singular) · faller(indefinite, plural) · fallene(definite, plural) · faller(present) · falt(past) · falt(participle, past) · fallende(participle, present) · fall(imperative)