fjeld

[ fyeld; Norwegian fyel ]

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noun

fjeld

/ fjɛld /

fjeld

/ fyĕld /

A high, barren plateau. The most well-known fjeld is on the Scandinavian Peninsula.

Origin of fjeld¹

From Norwegian, dating back to 1855–60; fell ⁵

Origin of fjeld¹

C19: Norwegian; related to Old Norse fjall mountain; see fell ⁵

You must often hear and see strange things in the woods, and on the Fjeld, Peter!

This morning we crossed the fjeld to Rus Vand in a gale of wind.

The two Fjeld-Lapps, however, thinking their end was drawing near, sat with a dejected air gazing in silence out over the sea.

Herds of rattle, sheep, and goats were grazing over the rocky wastes of the Fjeld.

We were now on the great plateau of the Hardanger Fjeld, 2500 feet above the sea.

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