falna

fal +‎ -na (personal suffix)

• IPA^(key): [ˈfɒlnɒ]
• Hyphenation: fal‧na

falna

1. third-person singular conditional present indefinite of fal

falna (present tense falnar, past tense falna, past participle falna, passive infinitive falnast, present participle falnande, imperative falna/faln)

1. alternative form of falme

From Old Norse fǫlna, from the adjective fǫlr (“pale”) + -na. Equivalent to fal + -na.

falna (present falnar, preterite falnade, supine falnat, imperative falna)

1. (intransitive) to fade, to die down (of fire or embers or the like)

   Nu lägerelden falnat ut och dagen nått sitt slut (old-fashioned/poetic phrasing – usually "Nu har lägerelden falnat ut ..." – supine is implying the "har")

   Now the camp fire has faded and the day has reached its end

   • 1915, Dan Andersson, Kolvaktarens Visor, Helgdagskväll i timmerkojan

     Då sova vi alla på granris tungt
     och drömma om bleka mör
     och snarka och vända oss manligt och lugnt,
     medan elden falnar och dör.

     Then sleep we all heavily on pine bough beds
     and dream of maidens pale
     and snore and turn around manly and calm,
     while the fire fades and dies.

2. (intransitive, figuratively) to fade

   falnad skönhet

   faded beauty

• falaska

• blekna
• vissna

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