fell
1
[ fel ]
/ fɛl /
verb
simple past tense of fall.
Words nearby fell
Definition for fell (2 of 6)
fell
2
[ fel ]
/ fɛl /
verb (used with object)
to knock, strike, shoot, or cut down; cause to fall: to fell a moose; to fell a tree.
Sewing.
to finish (a seam) by sewing the edge down flat.
noun
Lumbering.
the amount of timber cut down in one season.
Sewing.
a seam finished by felling.
Origin of fell
2
before 900; Middle English
fellen, Old English
fellan, causative of
feallan to
fall; cognate with Gothic
falljan to cause to fall
Definition for fell (3 of 6)
fell
3
[ fel ]
/ fɛl /
adjective
fierce; cruel; dreadful; savage.
destructive; deadly: fell poison; fell disease.
Origin of fell
3OTHER WORDS FROM fell
fell·ness, nounDefinition for fell (4 of 6)
fell
4
[ fel ]
/ fɛl /
noun
the skin or hide of an animal; pelt.
Origin of fell
4
before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch
vel, German
Fell, Old Norse
-fjall (in
berfjall bear-skin), Gothic
-fill (in
thrutsfill scab-skin, leprosy); akin to Latin
pellis skin, hide
Definition for fell (5 of 6)
fell
5
[ fel ]
/ fɛl /
noun Scot. and North England.
an upland pasture, moor, or thicket; a highland plateau.
Origin of fell
5
1300–50; Middle English < Old Norse
fell,
fjall hill, mountain, akin to German
Felsen rock, cliff
Definition for fell (6 of 6)
Origin of fall
before 900; Middle English
fallen, Old English
feallan; cognate with German
fallen, Old Norse
falla; akin to Lithuanian
pùlti to fall
OTHER WORDS FROM fall
un·fall·ing, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for fell
British Dictionary definitions for fell (1 of 7)
fell
1
/ (fɛl) /
verb (tr)
to cut or knock down
to fell a tree; to fell an opponent
needlework
to fold under and sew flat (the edges of a seam)
noun
US and Canadian
the timber felled in one season
a seam finished by felling
Derived forms of fell
fellable, adjectiveWord Origin for fell
Old English
fellan; related to Old Norse
fella, Old High German
fellen; see
fall
British Dictionary definitions for fell (2 of 7)
fell
2
/ (fɛl) /
adjective
archaic
cruel or fierce; terrible
archaic
destructive or deadly
a fell disease
one fell swoop
a single hasty action or occurrence
Derived forms of fell
fellness, nounWord Origin for fell
C13
fel, from Old French: cruel, from Medieval Latin
fellō villain; see
felon
1
British Dictionary definitions for fell (3 of 7)
British Dictionary definitions for fell (4 of 7)
fell
4
/ (fɛl) /
noun
an animal skin or hide
Word Origin for fell
Old English; related to Old High German
fel skin, Old Norse
berfjall bearskin, Latin
pellis skin; see
peel
1
British Dictionary definitions for fell (5 of 7)
fell
5
/ (fɛl) /
noun
(often plural) Northern English and Scot
- a mountain, hill, or tract of upland moor
- (in combination)fell-walking
Word Origin for fell
C13: from Old Norse
fjall; related to Old High German
felis rock
British Dictionary definitions for fell (6 of 7)
Fall
/ (fɔːl) /
noun
the Fall theol
Adam's sin of disobedience and the state of innate sinfulness ensuing from this for himself and all mankind
See also original sin
British Dictionary definitions for fell (7 of 7)
fall
/ (fɔːl) /
verb falls, falling, fell (fɛl) or fallen (ˈfɔːlən) (mainly intr)
noun
See also
fall about,
fall among,
fall apart,
fall away,
fall back,
fall behind,
fall down,
fall for,
fall in,
fall off,
fall on,
fallout,
fall over,
fall through,
fall to
Word Origin for fall
Old English
feallan; related to Old Norse
falla, Old Saxon, Old High German
fallan to fall; see
fell ²
Idioms and Phrases with fell (1 of 2)
fell
see one fell swoop.
Idioms and Phrases with fell (2 of 2)
fall