noun
Meaning 1
Epilepsy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
falling sickness
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History
Etymology
Compare these noncognates: Old English fiellesēocnes, German Fallsucht.
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: padoucnice — archaic term for “epilepsy”
- Danish: ligfald — archaic term for “epilepsy”
- Danish: faldende-syge — archaic term for “epilepsy”
- Danish: månesyge — archaic term for “epilepsy”
- Dutch: vallende ziekte — archaic term for “epilepsy”
- French: haut mal — archaic term for “epilepsy”
- German: Fallsucht — archaic term for “epilepsy”
- Pannonian Rusyn: падавица (padavica) — archaic term for “epilepsy”
- Russian: паду́чая боле́знь (padúčaja boléznʹ) — archaic term for “epilepsy”
- Russian: паду́чая (padúčaja) — archaic term for “epilepsy”
- Swedish: fallandesjuka — archaic term for “epilepsy”
- Swedish: fallandesot — archaic term for “epilepsy”