n. A rocky, barren plateau, especially in Scandinavia.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. In Norwegian geography, as used by English writers, one of the high plateaus on the Scandinavian range, which are barren and unfit for cultivation. Often spelled field.
Word Usage
"The pastor's house lay so high up on the "fjeld" that corn would not grow on its meadows, where the relentless northern winter seemed to begin so early and end so late."