felan

See also: Felan

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *fōlijaną (“to feel, taste”), from Proto-Indo-European *pal- (“to swing, shake”). Cognate with Old Frisian fēla (West Frisian fiele), Old Saxon gifōlian, Dutch voelen, Old High German fuolen (German fühlen); and with Latin palpō (“touch softly, stroke, pat”), Bulgarian палам (palam, “search”), Old East Slavic пальць (palĭcĭ) (Russian палец (palec, “finger, toe”)). More at feel.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfeːlan/

Verb

fēlan

to feel; perceive; touch

Conjugation

Conjugation of fēlan (weak class 1)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	fēlan	tō fēlenne
1st-person singular	fēle	fēlde
2nd-person singular	fēlest	fēldest
3rd-person singular	fēleþ	fēlde
plural	fēlaþ	fēldon
subjunctive	present	past
singular	fēle	fēlde
plural	fēlen	fēlden
imperative
singular	fēl
plural	fēlaþ
participle	present	past
	fēlende	(ġe)fēled

Derived terms

ġefēlan

Descendants

Middle English: felen
- Scots: fele
- English: feel

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *felhaną.

Alternative forms

fiolan, feolan, felgan, fēolan

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfelan/

Verb

felan

to reach, come, pass
to cleave, stick, adhere

Conjugation

Conjugation of felan (strong class 4)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	felan	tō felenne
1st-person singular	fele	fæl
2nd-person singular	filest	fǣle
3rd-person singular	fileþ	fæl
plural	felaþ	fǣlon
subjunctive	present	past
singular	fele	fǣle
plural	felen	fǣlen
imperative
singular	fel
plural	felaþ
participle	present	past
	felende	(ġe)folen

Derived terms

ætfelan
ġeondfelan

Swedish

Noun

felan

definite singular of fela

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