Fell

Fell

“Fell” (from Old Norse fell, fjall, "mountain") is a word used to refer to mountains, or certain types of mountainous landscape, in Scandinavia, the Isle of Man, parts of northern England, and Scotland.

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Famous quotes containing the word fell:

    “Dominique Ballon: You fell off the sofa, you stupid idiot.
    Inspector Clouseau: I know I fell off the sofa, Madame. There’s no need to tell me—everything I do is carefully planned, Madame.”
    —Blake Edwards (b. 1922)

    “After the planes unloaded, we fell down
    Buried together, unmarried men and women;”
    —Robert Lowell (1917–1977)

    “The final event to himself has been, that as he rose like a rocket, he fell like the stick.”
    —Thomas Paine (1737–1809)