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)

    Fear, then, so wounded me
    As fell upon my ear
    The voice a blind man dreams
    And broke on me the smile
    I dreamed as deaf men hear,
    Jean Garrigue (1914–1972)

    Cromwell, I charge thee, fling away ambition,
    By that sin fell the angels; how can man then,
    The image of his maker, hope to win by it?
    William Shakespeare (1564–1616)