falla fell , féll féllum, fallinn v
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to fall; eigi fellr tré við fyrsta högg, a tree falls not with the first stroke ; f. af baki, to fall from horseback ; f. á kné, to fall on one's knees; f. áfram (á bak aptr), to fall forwards (backwards) ; f. flatr, to fall prostrate; f. til jarðar, to fall to the ground; refl., láta fallast ( = sik falla)) to let oneself fall (þá lét Loki f. í kné Skaða) ;
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to drop down dead, be killed, fall (in battle) ;
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to die of plague féllu fát�kir menn um alit land) ;
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to flow, run (of water, stream, tide) ; særinn fell út frá landi, ebbed; féll sjór fyrir hellismunnann, ,the sea rose higher than the cave 'mouth ; síðan féll sjór at, the tide rose; þeir sá þá ós mikinn f. í sjóinn, fall into the sea; á fél (a river flowed) við skála Asólfs ; var skipit svá hlaðit, at inn féll um söxin, that the sea rushed in at the prow;
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of clothes, hair, to fall, hang down ; hárit féll á herðar honum aptr, the hair fell back on his shoulders; létu kvennváðir um kné falla, they let women's dress fall about hi s knees
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to fall, calm down (of the wind) féll veðrit (the storm fell) ok gerði logn;
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to fail, be foiled; sá eiðr fellr honum til útlegðar, if he fails in taking the oath, he shall be liable to outlawry; f. á verkum sínum, to have been caught red-handed, to be justly slain; f. or fallast at máli, sókn, to fail in one's suit; f. frá máli, to give it up: fallinn at frændum, bereft of kinsmen ; d�mi ek fyrir dráp hans fallnar yðrar eignir, I sentence your estates to be forfieited for his slaughter; refl., ef gerðarmenn láta fallast, if the umpires fail to do their duty; þá fallust öllum �sum orðtök ok svá hendr, then voice and hands alike failed the Gods ; féllust þeim allar kvéðjur, their greetings died on their lips vill sá eigi falust láta andsvör. he will not fail or falter in replying,
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to fall out happen; mér féll svá gaæfusamliga (it befell me so quickly), at ; stundum kann svá at f., at, sometimes it may so happen that;
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to be had or produced (þat járn fellr í firði þeim : þar fellr hveiti ok vin) ; (10) with adv., e-m fellr e-t þungt, 1étt, a thing falls heavily, 1ightly upon one (þetta mun ðr þungt f.) ; féll þá keisaranum þyngra bardaginn, the battle turned against the emperor; e-m fellr e-t nær, it falls nigh to one, touches one nearly ; henni féll meinit svá nær, at, the illness fel1 on her so sore, that; mér fellr eigi fiir en honum, it touches me no less than him ; hörmuliga felir oss nú, at, it falls out sadly for us, that; (11) to please, suit; kvað sér, þat vel f. til attekta, said that it suited him well for drawing revenue from ; honum féll vel í eyru lofsorð konungs, the king's praise ,was pleasant in his ears; jarli féllst þat vel í eyru, the earl was well pleased to hear it; mun mér illa f., ef, it will displease me, if; féll vel á með þeim, they were on good terms ; refl., honum féllst þat vel í skap, it suited his mind well, he was pleased with it/ ; féllst hvárt öðru vel í geð, they loved each other; (12) with preps. and advs., f af, to fall, abate (féll af vindr, byrr) ; f. á e-n, to befall one ; þær féllu lyktir í, at, the end was, that ; f. í e-t, to fall into, f. í brot, to fall in a fit ; f. í óvit, to faint, swoon ; f. í villu, to fall into heresy; f. í vald e-s, to fall into one's power; féll veðrit í logn, the storm calmed down ; f. niðr, to fall, drop ; mitt kvæði mun skjótt niðr f., my poem will soon be forgotten ; féll svá niðr þeirra tal, their conversation dropped, they left off talking ; f. saman, to fill in with, agree þó at eigi félli alit saman með þeim,, though they, did not agree in everything ; f. til, to occur, happen, fall out ; ef auðna felir til, if luck will have it so litlu síðar féll til fagrt leiði fair wind came on ; öll þingviti, er til falla, all the fines that may fall in, be due; nema þörf falli til, unless need be; sem sakir falla til, as the case falls ; f. undir e-n, to fall to one's lot (of inheritance, obligation) ; arfr fellr undir e-n, , devolves upon one ; f. út, to recede, of the tide (þá er út féll sjórinn); f.viðárar, to fall to at the oars
