fell2
v.
- cut down (a tree).
▸knock down.
-
(also flat-fell)
stitch down (the edge of a seam) to lie flat.
n.
an amount of wood cut.
Derivative
Etymology
OE fellan, of Gmc origin; rel. to fall.
fell3
n.
a hill or stretch of high moorland, especially in northern England.
Etymology
ME: from ON fjall, fell ‘hill’.
fell4
adj.
literary of terrible evil or ferocity.
Phrase
- in
(or at)
one fell swoop
all in one go.
[from Shakespeare's Macbeth (iv. iii. 219).]
Etymology
ME: from OFr. fel, nominative of felon (see felon1).
fell5
n.
archaic an animal's hide or skin with its hair.
Etymology
OE fel, fell, of Gmc origin.