"fallen" meaning in Middle English

See fallen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈfalən/
Etymology: From Old English feallan, from Proto-West Germanic *fallan, from Proto-Germanic *fallaną. Weak forms are due to the conflation of this verb with fellen (“to fell”) in some dialects. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|feallan}} Old English feallan, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*fallan}} Proto-West Germanic *fallan, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*fallaną}} Proto-Germanic *fallaną Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} fallen Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-st|fall|fell|c=7|w=de}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], fallen [infinitive], to fallen [infinitive], falle [infinitive], falle [first-person, present, singular], fell [first-person, past, singular], falde [first-person, past, singular], fallest [present, second-person, singular], felle [past, second-person, singular], fell [past, second-person, singular], faldest [past, second-person, singular], falleth [present, singular, third-person], fell [past, singular, third-person], falde [past, singular, third-person], falle [present, singular, subjunctive], felle [past, singular, subjunctive], falde [past, singular, subjunctive], falle [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], fallen [plural, present], falle [plural, present], fellen [past, plural], felle [past, plural], falden [past, plural], falde [past, plural], falleth [imperative, plural, present], falle [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], fallynge [participle, present], fallende [participle, present], fallen [participle, past], falle [participle, past], fald [participle, past], yfallen [participle, past], yfalle [participle, past], fellen [alternative]
  1. to fall
    Sense id: en-fallen-enm-verb-DuIlsxVc Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 9 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 12 7 1 0 8 1 0 3 3 1 1 5 2 1 1 1 11 13 13 10 2 6 1 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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