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fjeld
[ fyeld; Norwegian fyel ]
noun
- a rocky, barren plateau of the Scandinavian peninsula.
fjeld
/ fjɛld /
noun
- a high rocky plateau with little vegetation in Scandinavian countries
fjeld
/ fyĕld /
- A high, barren plateau. The most well-known fjeld is on the Scandinavian Peninsula.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fjeld1
C19: Norwegian; related to Old Norse fjall mountain; see fell 5
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Example Sentences
You must often hear and see strange things in the woods, and on the Fjeld, Peter!
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This morning we crossed the fjeld to Rus Vand in a gale of wind.
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The two Fjeld-Lapps, however, thinking their end was drawing near, sat with a dejected air gazing in silence out over the sea.
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Herds of rattle, sheep, and goats were grazing over the rocky wastes of the Fjeld.
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We were now on the great plateau of the Hardanger Fjeld, 2500 feet above the sea.
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