fela

fela

1. inflection of felë:
   1. definite nominative singular
   2. indefinite nominative/accusative plural

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛːla/
• Rhymes: -ɛːla

From Old Norse fela, from Proto-Germanic *felhaną.

fela (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative fól, third-person plural past indicative fólu, supine falið) or fela (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative faldi, supine falið)

1. to hide, to conceal [with accusative]

   Synonyms: leyna, dylja, hylja

2. (ditransitive) to entrust with, to charge with

• The verb fela may have either strong (class 6) or weak (class 1) conjugation.

• fela í sér
• fela sig
• felast

fela f (genitive singular felu, nominative plural felur)

1. hiding place

   Synonyms: leyni, fylgsni

• feluleikur

Borrowed from German Fehl. Compare Greater Polish and Masovian Polish fela.

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛ.la/
• Rhymes: -ɛla
• Syllabification: fe‧la

fela f

1. defect
2. mistake
3. second
4. plain card in the deck

• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “błąd”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[1]

fela

1. two

From Arabic فَلَى (falā, “to louse, inspect someone’s head for lice”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛ.la/

fela (imperfect jifli, past participle mifli, verbal noun fili)

1. to scrutinise, inspect carefully, assess

fela

1. alternative form of felawe

fela

1. (Early Middle English) alternative form of fele (“many”)

fela

1. (Early Middle English) alternative form of fele (“many”)

• felen

fela m or f

1. definite feminine singular of fele

fela f

1. definite singular of fele

• feola — Mercian
• fiolu, feolu, feolo, fala

From Proto-West Germanic *felu.

Cognate with Old Frisian felo, Old Saxon filu, Old High German filu, Old Norse fjǫl- in compounds, Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌿 (filu). The Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek πολύς (polús), Latin plus, Old Irish il (Welsh lliaws).

• IPA^(key): /ˈfe.lɑ/

fela (indeclinable) (usually + genitive)

1. many
   • late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History

     Hē hrædlīċe his sealmas ġeleornode and ēac fela ōðerra bōca.

     He quickly learned his psalms and many other books too.

   • c. 996, Ælfric's Lives of Saints

     Sē unġesewenlīca Dēofol flīeġþ ġeond þās weorolde and ġesihþ fela þinga.

     The invisible Devil flies through this world and sees many things.

   • late 9th century, The Voyage of Ohthere and Wulfstan

     Fela spella him sæġdon þā Beormas, ǣġðer ġe of heora āgnum lande ġe of þām landum þe ymb hīe ūtan wǣron, ac hē nysse hwæt þæs sōðes wæs, for þon þe hē hit self ne ġeseah.

     The Bjarmians told him many stories, both from their own country and from the countries surrounding them, but he didn't know what parts were true, because he didn't see it himself.

2. (rare) much

fela (indeclinable; usually + genitive)

1. many
   • The Dialogues of Solomon and Saturn

     Saga mē, on hū fela daga God ġeworhte ealle ġesceafta?'

     Tell me, in how many days did God create all creatures?

2. a lot, much

fela

1. (poetic) much, very

• Middle English: fele, fale, feel, fel, feole, vele, feala, fela, felæ, feola, veole (Early Middle English)
  • English: fele (obsolete, dialectal)
  • Middle Scots: fele (poetic)

• *fjala

From Proto-Norse ᚠᛖᛚᛡᚺ (felᴀh), ᚠᛡᛚᛡᚺ (fᴀlᴀh) (first-person singular present indicative), from Proto-Germanic *felhaną.

fela (singular past indicative fal, plural past indicative fálu, past participle folginn)

1. to hide, conceal
   • 10th c., Karlevi Runestone, (East Norse Transcription)

     fulkin : likr : hins : fulkþu :
     flaistr (:)* uisi * þat * maistar *
     taiþir : tulka * þruþar :
     traukr : i : þaimsi * huki […]

     Fulginn liggʀ hinn's fylgðu
     flæstr vissi þat, mæstaʀ
     dæðiʀ dolga Þruðaʀ
     draugʀ i þæimsi haugi […]

     Hidden lies the one whom followed,
     most know that, the greatest
     deeds. Þrud's warrior
     of battles, in this mound. […]

2. (by extension) to bury
   • 9th c., Þjóðólfr of Hvinir, Ynglingatal, verse 24:

     […] Ok buðlung / á Borrói
     sigrhafendr / síðan fálu.

     […] And the victory-havers / later buried
     the prince / on Borre.

• Icelandic: fela
• Faroese: fjala
• Old Swedish: fiæla, fiala
  • Swedish: fjäla (dialectal)
• Old Danish: fiælæ, fialæ
  • Danish: fjæle
• → English: feal

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “fela”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Borrowed from German Fehl. Compare Kashubian fela.

• (Greater Poland):
  • (Chełmno-Dobrzyń) IPA^(key): /ˈfɛ.la/
• (Masovia):
  • (Far Masovian) IPA^(key): /ˈfɛ.la/

fela f

1. (Chełmno-Dobrzyń) fault; physical handicap
2. (Far Masovian) fault; lack

• Antoni Krasnowolski (1879) “fela”, in Album uczącéj się młodzieży polskiéj poświęcone Józefowi Ignacemu Kraszewskiemu z powodu jubileuszu jego pięćdziesięcioletniéj działalności literackiéj (in Polish), Lviv: Czytelni Akademickiéj Lwowskiéj; "Gaz. Narod." J. Dobrzańskiego i K. Gromana, Słowniczek prowincjalizmów zebranych w ziemi chełmińskiej i świeckiej, page 301
• Wojciech Grzegorzewicz (1894) “fela”, in “O języku ludowym w powiecie przasnyskim”, in Sprawozdania Komisji Językowej Akademii Umiejętności (in Polish), volume 5, Krakow: Akademia Umiejętności, page 107

fela

1. only

fela

1. but

fela

1. inflection of felar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Probably shortened from fidla, both from Old Swedish fiþla, from Old Norse fiðla.

fela c

1. (colloquial) a fiddle, a violin

• fiol
• violin

fela (present felar, preterite felade, supine felat, imperative fela)

1. to do wrong, to commit a fault; to err; to do what is morally wrong
2. (dated) to be missing, to be wanting (Can we add an example for this sense?)

   den felande länken

   the missing link

• felande länk

• felas

• fela in Svensk ordbok.

• fale

Compare also Ternate fea (“to open”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈfe.la]

fela

1. (intransitive) to open
2. (transitive) to open

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

-fela^?

1. to spit
2. to condemn
3. to despise

From -fa +‎ -ela.

-fela^?

1. to die for, to die at
2. to long for, to yearn for

• umfelokazi

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “fela”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “fela (3.9, ukufela, 3.2.9.9)”
• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “fela”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “fela (3.9, ukufela, 2.6.3.9)”