Fell

Old Norse Dictionary - fell

Meaning of Old Norse word "fell" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

fell
n. [cp. Lat. pellis, A. S. fell, etc.], skin; occurs only in such compds as bók-fell. bjarn-fell; cp. ber-fjall and fjallaðr.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛁᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

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Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
cp.
compare.
etc.
et cetera.
l.
line.
Lat.
Latin.
n.
neuter.
S.
Saga.

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