fåle

• faal (Föhr-Amrum, Sylt)

From Old Frisian falla, from Proto-Germanic *fallaną. Cognates include West Frisian falle.

• (Mooring) IPA^(key): [ˈfɔlə]

fåle

1. (Mooring) to fall

Common Germanic word. Cognate with English foal.

fåle c

1. (archaic) a young horse (or other equine), around 1-3 years old; a colt

   Synonym: unghäst

   • (Can we date this quote?), traditional, “Staffan var en stalledräng (Staffansvisan) [Stephen was a stable hand (The Stephen song / Song of Stephen)]”‎^[1]:

     [archaic language overall] Staffan var en stalledräng [stalldräng]. Vi tackom [tackar – obsolete first-person plural] nu så gärna. Han vattna' [vattnade] sina fålar fem, allt [perhaps a filler – compare Dutch al] för den ljusa stjärna. Ingen dager synes än. Stjärnorna på himmelen de blänka [plural verb form, now blänker].

     Stephen was a stable hand. We now give thanks so gladly. He watered his five horses, before the bright star. No daylight is visible yet. The stars in the sky [they] are gleaming.

Likely only familiar from the Christmas song Staffansvisan to many native speakers (see quotations above).

• föl (“foal”)

• fåle in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• fåle in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• fåle in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)