Fell, adj. fierce, savage, cruel, pernicious: “Oberon is passing f. and wrath,” Mids. II, 1, 20. “to-morrow do I meet thee, f. as death,” Troil. IV, 5, 269. “more f. than anguish, hunger, or the sea,” Oth. V, 2, 362. “you say he is so f.” Cymb. IV, 2, 109. Mostly joined to a subst.: Lucr. 145. Lucr. 145 Lucr. 145 Sonn. 64, 1. 74, 1. Compl. 13. Mids. V, 227. Mids. V, 227 Merch. IV, 1, 135. Tw. I, 1, 22. John III, 4, 40. V, 7, 9. R2 I, 2, 46. I, 3, 302. H4B IV, 5, 207. V, 5, 39. H5 III, 3, 17. V, 2, 391. H6A V, 3, 42. H6B III, 1, 351. III, 2, 266. V, 1, 153. H6C I, 4, 149. II, 5, 13. IV, 4, 12. H8 V, 1, 49. Cor. I, 3, 48. Tit. II, 3, 235. Tit. II, 3, 235 V, 3, 100. Tim. IV, 3, 61. Caes. III, 1, 269. Mcb. I, 5, 47. IV, 2, 71. IV, 3, 219. Hml. II, 2, 495. V, 2, 347 (see Fell-incensed). Lr. II, 1, 52. Superl. “--est:” Troil. V, 7, 6. Cor. IV, 4, 18.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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