fel

Etymology

From Latin fel (“bile”).

Noun

fel m (plural fels)

1. gall

Further reading

• “fel” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Noun

fel

1. Mixed mutation of mel.

Etymology

From Middle Dutch fel, from Old French fel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɛl/

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• Rhymes: -ɛl

Adjective

fel (comparative feller, superlative felst)

1. bright (e.g. sunlight)
2. fierce

Adverb

fel

1. fiercely

   De Frisii waren een Germaans volk en net als verscheidene andere Germaanse volkeren wisten ze zich fel te verdedigen tegen de Romeinen — The Frisii were a Germanic people and, just like various other Germanic peoples, they knew how to defend themselves fiercely against the Romans.

Anagrams

• elf, lef

Adverb

fel

1. probably, likely

Alternative forms

• föl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfɛl]

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Adverb

fel

1. up

See also

• fel-

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“green”). The change from *ǵʰ- to f-instead of *h- De Vaan considers to be dialectal. Alternatively, the etymon *bʰel-, *bʰl̥H- (“yellow”).^[1] Cognates include bilis, holus and helvus; Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ, “bile”) and χλωρός (khlōrós, “green”); and English yellow and gold.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /fel/, [fɛɫ]

Noun

fel n (genitive fellis); third declension

1. gall bladder
2. gall, bile
3. poison
4. bitterness, venom

References

• fel in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• fel in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French fel.

Adjective

fel

1. cruel, harsh
2. evil
3. terrible
4. dangerous

Further reading

• “fel (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “fel (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Etymology

Proto-Germanic *faliz, cognate with felon.

Adjective

fel m (oblique and nominative feminine singular fele)

1. evil
2. vile; despicable
   • circa 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:

     "Fui!" fet Erec, "nains enuiieus!
     Trop es fel et contraliieus.["]

     "Flee" said Erec "pesky dwarf!
     You are too vile and and maddening"

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (1. fel)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fʲel/

Verb

fel

1. Alternative form of fil

Mutation

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛw

Noun

fel f (uncountable)

1. gall; bile

Etymology

From Hungarian -féle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fel]

Noun

fel n (plural feluri)

1. sort, type, kind

   fel de fel de oameni — all kinds of people

   la fel ca tine — the same as you

2. manner, style, way

   În ce fel? — In what way?

   În felul acesta. — In this way.

   Într-un fel e un lucru bun că a plecat. — In a way it's a good thing that he left.

   Nu e în felul lui să fie neprietenos. — It's not in his nature to be unkind.

Etymology

See Norwegian feil and Danish fejl. Used in Swedish at least since 1527. For the adverb, the now obsolete form felt was the dominating written form until the mid 19th century.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

fel

1. wrong, incorrect, erroneous

   Fel svar ger inga poäng.

   A wrong answer gives no points.

Adverb

fel

1. wrong, wrongly, incorrectly, erroneously

   Hon svarade fel på hälften av frågorna.

   She answered wrong on half of the questions.

   Planen slog fel.

   The plan failed.

Noun

fel n

1. mistake

   Jag erkänner, jag gjorde fel.

   I admit, I made a mistake.

   Han har fel.

   He is wrong.

2. error, fault, deviation (from the correct or normal)

Derived terms

This list includes words based on the adverb (felcitera (“to cite erroneously”)) as well as the noun (felsöka (“to search for errors”)).

References

• fel in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
• fel in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fel/

Noun

fel (plural fels)

1. field (general)

Etymology

Cognate with Breton evel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛl/^[1]

Preposition

fel

1. as, like

Adverb

fel

1. (colloquial) (South Wales) how

References

Etymology

From Old Norse *fél, from Proto-Germanic *finhlō (“file”).

Noun

fel f (definite singular fela)

1. rasp, file

Verb

fêl

1. to rasp, to file

   ja skull a hatt feld opp såga

   I should have filed the saw.