falle.
a slanted metal piece in a door lock that moves when pressing the handle.
Meaning & usage
a slanted metal piece in a door lock that moves when pressing the handle.
Where this word comes from
Derived from the verb falle, also influenced by German.
to fall
Han skled, mistet fotfestet og falt.
Byen falt etter en måneds beleiring.
to fall, die
Faren min falt i krigen.
Mange mennesker falt i slaget.
to slope
Det nye gulvet faller ganske mye.
to look, fit [adjective/adverb] on
Skaftet på denne kniven faller godt i hånden.
Kjolen faller fint.
to seem, appear
Det faller naturlig for henne.
Det faller naturlig å gjøre det nå.
Where this word comes from
From Danish falde (pre-1907 spelling in Riksmål), from Old Norse falla (“to fall”), from Proto-Germanic *fallaną, from Proto-Indo-European *pōl-. Cognates include Faeroese and Swedish falla, Danish falde, English fall, German fallen.
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