"felle" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

Forms: fella [definite, singular], fellen [definite, singular], feller [indefinite, plural], fellene [definite, plural]
Etymology: From Old Norse fella. Etymology templates: {{der|nb|non|fella}} Old Norse fella Head templates: {{nb-noun-c}} felle f or m (definite singular fella or fellen, indefinite plural feller, definite plural fellene)
  1. a trap Tags: feminine, masculine Derived forms: dødsfelle
    Sense id: en-felle-nb-noun-2atth7Kh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: fellen [definite, singular], feller [indefinite, plural], fellene [definite, plural]
Etymology: From Old Norse félagi (“one with whom one has joined one's property”). Etymology templates: {{der|nb|non|félagi||one with whom one has joined one's property}} Old Norse félagi (“one with whom one has joined one's property”) Head templates: {{nb-noun-m1}} felle m (definite singular fellen, indefinite plural feller, definite plural fellene)
  1. (usually in compounds) someone with whom one has something in common; a fellow Tags: in-compounds, masculine, usually Derived forms: ektefelle, lidelsesfelle, reisefelle
    Sense id: en-felle-nb-noun-qEBbHxAv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Forms: fell [imperative], feller [present], felte [past], felt [participle, past]
Etymology: From Old Norse félagi (“one with whom one has joined one's property”). Etymology templates: {{der|nb|non|félagi||one with whom one has joined one's property}} Old Norse félagi (“one with whom one has joined one's property”) Head templates: {{head|nb|verb|imperative|fell|present tense|feller|simple past|felte|past participle|felt}} felle (imperative fell, present tense feller, simple past felte, past participle felt)
  1. to fell (a tree, tears etc.)
    Sense id: en-felle-nb-verb-8oWgFhtP
  2. to kill an animal while hunting
    Sense id: en-felle-nb-verb-2mA9sELF
  3. (knitting) to decrease (the number of stitches)
    Sense id: en-felle-nb-verb-RMFvH289 Topics: business, knitting, manufacturing, textiles
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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