femerell

== English == === Alternative forms === femerall, fumerell === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle English fumerelle, from Old French fumeraille; ultimately derived from Latin fumus (“smoke”). Likely a doublet of fumarole. === Noun === femerell (plural femerells) (historical) The lantern, louvre, or covering placed in the ridge of a hall roof for the purpose of ventilation or letting out the smoke of the fire kindled on a central hearth. === References === Femerell at 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica == Middle English == === Noun === femerell alternative form of fumerelle