Gefell

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Alemannic German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German gevelle (fall, chasm), from Old High German gefelli (collapse), a collective form of val (fall). Equivalent to ge- +‎ Fall (fall). Cognate with German Gefälle (slope, incline).

Noun

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Gefell n

  1. (Uri) steep hill

References

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  • Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co. p. 14 (in § 16): "kfell n. steile Halde, zu fallə", p. 111: "Gefell n. 16"

German

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Gefell n (proper noun, genitive Gefells or (optionally with an article) Gefell)

  1. Gefell (a town in Thuringia, Germany)
    Meronym: Mödlareuth