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:

    “And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path, and the birds came and ate it up.”
    —Bible: New Testament, Mark 4:4.

    “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)

    “Had I but time—as this fell sergeant, Death,
    Is strict in his arrest—O, I could tell you—
    But let it be.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)