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Old English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Norse félagi, from fé (“property”) + lag (“companionship”) + -i, with remodelling of the first element after native fēoh (“property”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
fēolaga m
- (Late Old English) companion, partner, colleague[2]
Declension
Declension of fēolaga (weak)
Synonyms
Descendants
- Middle English: felawe, fela, felage, felaghe, felaȝe, felaw, felawȝe, fele, felle, fellowe, felow, felowe, ffelawe, ffelow, velaghe, velaȝe
References
- ^ “fellow, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, September 2017.
- ^ Angus Cameron, Ashley Crandell Amos, Antonette diPaolo Healey, editors (2018), “fēo-laga”, in Dictionary of Old English: A to I , Toronto: University of Toronto, →OCLC.