Meaning
To make something fall; especially a tree.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
From Middle English fellen, from Old English fellan, fiellan (“to cause to fall, strike down, fell, cut down, throw down, defeat, destroy, kill, tumble, cause to stumble”), from Proto-West Germanic *fallijan, from Proto-Germanic *fallijaną (“to fell, to cause to fall”), causative of Proto-Germanic *fallaną (“to fall”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂peh₃lH-. Cognate with Dutch vellen (“to fell, cut down”), German fällen (“to fell”), Danish fælde (“to fell”), Norwegian felle (“to fell”).
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 27 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-09-27FDEILNU
- 2026-07-10EBFLOTU
- 2026-03-17FBDELOU
- 2025-11-06FBOWEDL
- 2025-10-25FAEKLOT
- 2025-06-25FBNIELO
- 2025-03-26EFXONIL
- 2025-03-18FOENLIG
- 2025-02-04FATHELU
- 2024-12-25FALGEIN
- 2024-10-27EPAOGLF
- 2024-09-16LCIFEHY
+15 earlier appearances in the archive.