/²fɑlːə/
OpphavFrom Old Norse falla, "to fall", from Proto-Germanic *fallaną, from Proto-Indo-European *pōl-. Cognates include Faeroese and Swedish falla, Danish falde, English fall, German fallen.
- form-of, neuter, singularneuter singular of fallen
- to fall
“Han skleid, mista fotfestet og fall.” — He slipped, lost his footing and fell.
“Byen fall etter å ha vorte kringsett i ein månad.” — The city fell after being laid siege to for a month.
“Prisane på kler fall dramatisk i fjor.” — Prices on clothes fell dramatically last year.
- to fall, die
“Faren min fall i krigen.” — My father died in the war.
“Mange menneske fall i slaget.” — Many people fell in the battle.
- to slope
“Det nye golvet fell ganske mykje.” — The new floor slopes quite a bit.
- to look, fit adjective/adverb on
“Skaftet på denne kniven fell godt i handa.” — The handle of this knife fits well in my hand.
“Kjolen fell fint.” — The dress looks nice.
- to seem, appear
“Det fell naturleg for henne.” — It comes natural for her.
“Det fell naturleg å gjere det no.” — It seems only natural to do it now.
Formerfell(present) · fall(past) · falle(supine) · fallen(participle, past) · fallande(participle, present) · fall(imperative) · falla(alternative)