An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Falle

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, F (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Falle
Friedrich Kluge2526355An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, F — Falle1891John Francis Davis

Falle, f., from MidHG. valle, OHG. falla, f., ‘snare, decipula’; AS. fealle, f., ‘laqueus, decipula’ (wanting in E.), Du. val, ‘snare, noose.’