gefeallan

Old English

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) to fall; stumble; fall from a higher to a lower position; drop; cascade; plummet
  • to fall dead; perish; be ruined
  • to decay, decline, fail
  • (transitive) to cause (something) by falling, fall to, reach by falling

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *gafallaną prefix from Old English feallan (decay, fail, fall, die, attack).

Origin

Old English

feallan

Gloss

decay, fail, fall, die, attack

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

攻, 伐, 撃, 討

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