forcefall

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forcefall

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From Middle English *forsfal, from Old Norse forsfall (“waterfall, torrent”), equivalent to force (“waterfall”) + fall. Compare Icelandic fossfall (“waterfall, torrent”).

noun forcefalls

rare A waterfall or cascading torrent. For down from His heights, marking the descent by "forcefalls" as a river marks declivities in its bed by cataracts, comes this supreme power; […]
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@misc{forcefall_2026,
  title = {forcefall},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/forcefall},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}