Main Entry: ²fell

Function: transitive verb

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fellan; akin to Old English feallan to fall — more at fall

Date: before 12th century

1 a : to cut, knock, or bring down <fell a tree> b : kill
2 : to sew (a seam) by folding one raw edge under the other and sewing flat on the wrong side

— fell·able \ˈfe-lə-bəl\ adjective

— fell·er noun