To fell or cut down; an archaic or dialect form of the verb fell.
From Old English fellan/fellen, derived from the same Germanic root as modern 'fell' (to make fall or cut down); the -en suffix is an archaic infinitive or participial ending.
Fellen appears in Middle English texts but was gradually replaced by the simpler 'fell'—showing how language trims redundant forms, with the -en suffix disappearing in Early Modern English.
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