feolan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *felhaną. Cognate with Old Frisian fela (West Frisian befeljen), Old Saxon felhan and bifelhan (Low German befehlen), Dutch bevelen, Old High German felahan, Old High German felhan (German befehlen).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfe͜oː.lɑn/

Verb

fēolan

  1. to enter
  2. to undergo
  3. to reach; penetrate; come; pass
  4. to cling; cleave; stick; adhere
  5. to persist

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Descendants

  • Middle English: felen