- fealle
- f (-an/-an) snare, trap
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
fealle
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pitfall — /pit fawl /, n. 1. a lightly covered and unnoticeable pit prepared as a trap for people or animals. 2. any trap or danger for the unwary: the pitfall of excessive pride. [1275 1325; ME pittefalle, equiv. to pitte PIT1 + falle (OE fealle) trap]… … Universalium
Falle — Sf std. (8. Jh.), mhd. valle, ahd. falla, as. falla Stammwort. Aus wg. * fallōn Falle , auch in ae. fealle. Die Bedeutung geht offenbar von Fallen mit Falltüren aus (wie bei bestimmten Mausefallen, vgl. daß man eine Falle stellt)); schon die… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
fall — {{11}}fall (n.) c.1200, a falling; see FALL (Cf. fall) (n.). O.E. noun form, fealle, meant snare, trap. Sense of autumn (now only in U.S.) is 1660s, short for fall of the leaf (1540s). That of cascade, waterfall is from 1570s. Wrestling sense is… … Etymology dictionary
pitfall — [pit′fôl΄] n. [ME pitfalle < pit,PIT2 + falle, a trap < OE fealle < feallan, to FALL] 1. a lightly covered pit used as a trap for animals 2. an unsuspected difficulty, danger, or error that one may fall into SYN. TRAP1 … English World dictionary
