fell
Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/fɛl/]
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Senses
1. fell (noun) — sense 1
Definition: Skin, hide, pelt.
Example: For he is fader of feith · fourmed ȝow alle / Bothe with fel and with face.
2. fell (noun) — sense 2
Definition: 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.
Example: [M]y Fell of haire / VVould at a diſmall Treatiſe rovvze, and ſtirre / As life vvere in't.
Structure of the word
Roots:- pel (beat, Proto-Indo-European)
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