"Fell" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: * As an English surname, from the noun fell (“crag, rocky highland”). * As an English, Jewish, and German surname, from Fell (“pelt, fur”) or its Yiddish equivalent. Compare Pilcher. Etymology templates: {{m|en|fell|id=ridge|t=crag, rocky highland}} fell (“crag, rocky highland”), {{der|en|de|-}} German, {{m|de|Fell|t=pelt, fur}} Fell (“pelt, fur”), {{der|en|yi|-}} Yiddish, {{m|en|Pilcher}} Pilcher Head templates: {{en-prop}} Fell
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Fell-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: Fells [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Fell (plural Fells)
  1. Short for Fell pony. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Fell pony
    Sense id: en-Fell-en-noun-IfS0S2IH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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