Plural of 'fel,' an archaic or dialectal term; also a geological term for rocky material or stone in certain contexts.
Potentially from Old English or Old Norse roots for stone/rock. Usage varies regionally and appears primarily in specialized or historical texts.
The word 'fels' appears in old mining records and geology texts, a linguistic fossil showing how English borrowed different words for stone depending on whether Vikings or Saxons settled the area.
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