fahl

German (Berlin)

/faːl/

adj
Definitions
  • (of light) pale; faint
  • (of skin) sallow; pale discoloured due to sickness, shock, etc.
  • (of animal hair, chiefly horses) pale; dun-coloured
  • (obsolete) fair; blond

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German val inherited from Old High German falo (pale) inherited from Proto-Germanic *falwaz (fallow, grey, pale) derived from Middle Low German vāl derived from Old Saxon falu.

Origin

Old Saxon

falu

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