Complete Definition of "fell"

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English

rank|mean|manner|following|386|fell|different|care|war

Pronunciation
IPA|/f�l/, SAMPA|/fEl/
audio|en-us-fell.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�l|-�l

Etymology 1
Old English fellan

Verb
en-verb

  1. transitive To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree.

Translations
trans-top|to make sthg fall
kaataa
trans-mid
Spanish: talar
trans-bottom

Verb
fell

  1. simple past of|fall

Etymology 2
Old English fell

Image:Kilt_stitching_001.jpg|thumb|right|125px|The fell, or stitched down portion of a kilt
Noun
en-noun

  1. That portion of a kilt, from the waist to the seat, where the pleats are stitched down
  2. An animal skin, hide

Translations
trans-top|portion of a kilt
Finnish: vyötärö
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|animal hide
Finnish: talja, vuota
trans-mid
trans-bottom

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Etymology 3
Via Middle English from Old Norse fell

Noun
en-noun

  1. A rocky ridge or chain of mountains. (archaic or British English)
  2. A wild field or upland moor (archaic or British English)

Translations
trans-top|rocky ridge
Finnish: tunturi, kukkula, vaara, mäki
trans-mid
Norwegian: fjell n
Swedish fjäll n
trans-bottom

trans-top|wild field or upland moor
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Etymology 4
Via Middle English, ultimately from popular Latin fello

Adjective
fell

  1. archaic fierce, savage (e.g., one fell swoop)
  2. (Scot) Pungent.

Category:English irregular simple past forms
Category:Kilts


Icelandic

Etymology
Old Norse

Noun
fell n

  1. hill

Category:Icelandic nouns


Old English

Etymology
Common Germanic *fellam, whence also Old High Germanic vel

Noun
fell n

  1. fell
  2. skin

Category:Old English nouns

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