intransitive verb, transitive verb

transitive verb

1. to cause to fall; knock down to fell an opponent with a blow
2. to cut down (a tree or trees)
3. Sewing to turn over (the rough edge of a seam) and sew down flat on the underside

Etymology: ME fellen < OE fællan, fellan (< Gmc *falljan), caus. of feallan (< Gmc *fallan), fall

noun

1. the trees cut down in one season
2. Sewing a felled seam

adjective

1. fierce; terrible; cruel
2. deadly: archaic except in the phrase at (or in) one fell swoop, with a single effort or action that is completely effective, devastating, etc.

Etymology: ME fel < OFr < ML fello: see felon

noun

1. an animal's hide or skin
2. a thin membrane of connective tissue under the hide

Etymology: ME fel < OE, akin to Ger fell < IE base *pel-, skin, hide > film, L pellis, skin

noun

1. a rocky or barren hill
2. a moor; down

Etymology: ME fel < Scand, as in ON fjall, mountain, akin to Ger fels, rock, cliff < IE base *pels- > MIr all, crag, Gr pella, stone