fell
A cutting-down of timberA cutting-down of timber.
» The apple fell from the tree.
Der Apfel ist vom Baum gefallen.
Der Apfel fiel vom Baum.
Яблоко упало с дерева.
Яблуко впало з дерева.
Meaning
10 sensesA cutting-down of timber.
The stitching down of a fold of cloth; specifically, the portion of a kilt, from the waist to the seat, where the pleats are stitched down.
The end of a web, formed by the last thread of the weft.
(broadly)A covering of hair, wool, etc., especially when matted or thick; a fleece; also (chiefly in fell of hair), a thick head or mass of hair.
High and barren landscape feature such as a mountain range or mountain terrain above the tree line.
(Scotland)A rocky ridge or chain of mountains, particularly in the British Isles or Fennoscandia.
(Scotland)A wild field or upland moor.
The finer portions of ore, which go through the meshes when the ore is sorted by sifting.
(archaic, rare)Skin, hide, pelt.
the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)
(obsolete, rare, uncountable)Anger; gall; melancholy.
Examples
3318 sentencesThe apple fell from the tree.
Яблуко впало з дерева.
ruЯблоко упало с дерева.
deDer Apfel ist vom Baum gefallen.
An apple fell off the tree.
З яблуні впало яблуко.
ruС дерева упало яблоко.
deEin Apfel fiel vom Baum.
The tree fell down by itself.
Дерево впало саме.
ruДерево само упало.
deDer Baum ist von alleine umgefallen.
Christmas fell on Saturday that year.
Різдво цього року випало на суботу.
ruВ тот год Рождество выпало на субботу.
deWeihnachten fiel in diesem Jahr auf einen Samstag.
The city fell to the enemy.
Місто було захоплено ворогом.
deDie Stadt fiel in die Hände des Feindes.
Origin
From Middle English fellen, from Old English fellan, fiellan (“to cause to fall, strike doFrom Middle English fellen, from Old English fellan, fiellan (“to cause to fall, strike down, fell, cut down, throw down, defeat, destroy, kill, tumble, cause to stumble”), from Proto-West Germanic *fallijan, from Proto-Germanic *fallijaną (“to fell, to cause to fall”), causative of Proto-Germanic *fallaną (“to fall”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂peh₃lH-.
From Middle English fell, fel, vel, from Old English fel, fell (“hide, skin, pelt”), from Proto-West Germanic *fell, from Proto-Germanic *fellą, from Proto-Indo-European *pél-no- (“skin, animal hide”).
From Middle English fell, felle, from Old Norse fell (fjall, fiæl, “mountain range or mountain terrain above the tree line”), from Proto-Germanic *felzą, *fel(e)zaz, *falisaz (compare German Felsen 'boulder, cliff', Middle Low German vels 'hill, mountain'), from Proto-Indo-European *pels-; compare Irish aill (“boulder, cliff”), Ancient Greek πέλλα (pélla, “stone”), Pashto پرښه (parṣ̌a, “rock, rocky ledge”), Sanskrit पाषाण (pāṣāṇa, “stone”). Doublet of fjeld.
Perhaps from Latin fel (“gall, poison, bitterness”), or more probably from the adjective above.
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Forms
plural: fellsSynonyms
2 synonyms- seam made by turning under or folding together and stitching the seamed materials to avoid rough edges:felled seam
- the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal):hide
Word family
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