"collow" meaning in English

See collow in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Middle English *colwen, *colȝen (attested in colwed, colwinge), from Old English *colgian, from Proto-West Germanic *koligōn (“to make black as coal, blacken with coal”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*colwen}} Middle English *colwen, {{inh|en|ang|*colgian}} Old English *colgian, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*koligōn|t=to make black as coal, blacken with coal}} Proto-West Germanic *koligōn (“to make black as coal, blacken with coal”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} collow (uncountable)
  1. The black grime or soot of coal or burnt wood. Tags: uncountable Related terms: colly, kelly
    Sense id: en-collow-en-noun-lM-zQSz8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: kellow

Verb

Forms: collows [present, singular, third-person], collowing [participle, present], collowed [participle, past], collowed [past]
Etymology: From Middle English *colwen, *colȝen (attested in colwed, colwinge), from Old English *colgian, from Proto-West Germanic *koligōn (“to make black as coal, blacken with coal”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*colwen}} Middle English *colwen, {{inh|en|ang|*colgian}} Old English *colgian, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*koligōn|t=to make black as coal, blacken with coal}} Proto-West Germanic *koligōn (“to make black as coal, blacken with coal”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} collow (third-person singular simple present collows, present participle collowing, simple past and past participle collowed)
  1. (transitive) To make foul or dirty; begrime as with the smut of coal; blacken. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-collow-en-verb-ZWYIwpWN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: kellow
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