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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Fell, v. P.t. and p.p. fellyt, fellit, felit, feld. [ME. fell, felle(n, OE. fellan, fiellan.] tr. To cause to fall by a blow; to strike down; to kill.1375 Barb. ii. 139.
He … fellyt hym with a suerdys dynt Ib. xvi. 232.
I se heir feill fellit to fete a1400 Leg. S. xv. 19.
Quhene he wes fellit in the way c1420 Wynt. ix. 689.
He feld twa stowt fechteris ?1438 Alex. i. 1202.
He had fellit thre Or euer his ren.ȝe arrest wald he c1450-2 Howlat 511.
Full ferly fele has he feld and slane in the flicht c1475 Wall. iii. 385.
Felle frekis on fold war fellyt wndyr feit 15.. Christis Kirk 222.
Dic with ane ax Come furth to fell ane futher 1609 Skene Reg. Maj. 2.
Gif he fells or slayes him with his neiue 1626 Reg. Privy C. 2 ser. II. 257.
He had feld her with the gade of yrne 1627 Aberd. B. Rec. III. 18.
That the tua scurgeres ar appointed to fell all doggis that thay find on the streittes 1664 Rec. Old Aberd. I. 105.
Having ane hors … having the skab and fercie he vas ordeanit to fell himabsol. 1375 Barb. iii. 18.
The kingis folk … slew, and fellyt, and woundyt sar 1535 Stewart 10468.
Still thai stude durst nother fell nor fletransf. 1375 Barb. v. 651.
To fell the felony and pride Of thir thre c1500-c1512 Dunb. Flyt. 246.
Fowll fell thé a1568 Scott ii. 184.
Baill fell the bern a1605 Montg. Flyt. 299 (T).
The falling evill, that fellis mony freikis 1638 Baillie I. 79.
Mr Rutherfoord … felles all the fourteen bishops and hoghes the ceremonies
