fǫlr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *falwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *polHwós (“pale, gray”).

Adjective

fǫlr (accusative fǫlvan)

  1. pale
    fǫlr sem aska (gras, nár)
    pale as ashes (grass, a corpse)
    hann gørði fǫlvan
    he turned pale

Derived terms
  • fǫlna
  • fǫlnan
  • fǫlski
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