Fell Fell

Fell - Definition and Overview

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In geography a fell is a treeless mountain landscape that has been shaped by glacier ice earlier in history. It is the name used in the North of England for a large hill or small mountain, especially in the Lake District, made famous by the Victorian era poet laureate William Wordsworth. The valleys are known as dales.

Fell comes from Old Norse, the language of the Vikings, whereas the words hill, down, or tor, used in the South, have their roots in Old English or Celtic. Mountain—the word used most often in North America—is from the Latin mons montis (via middle English and old French).

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Example Usage of Fell

joinoelleluv: only thing thats entertaining bout facebook is seeing old classmates that Fell off since highschool, i swear.. sum people b lookin hit ! lol
MildewPea: @CherylAnneNY It doesn't look very good. It probably was that toxic substance that Fell on your head today.
MyTits: @PROPERsecretary her tree Fell over!
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