"favel" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more favel [comparative], most favel [superlative]
Etymology: From Old French fauvel, favel, diminutive of Old French fauve; of German oigin. See fallow (adjective). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|fauvel}} Old French fauvel, {{cog|fro|fauve}} Old French fauve Head templates: {{en-adj}} favel (comparative more favel, superlative most favel)
  1. yellow or dun in colour
    Sense id: en-favel-en-adj-FPporAST Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 26 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 70 26 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 71 27 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Etymology: From Old French favele, from Latin fabella (“short fable”), diminutive of fabula. See fable. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|favele}} Old French favele, {{der|en|la|fabella||short fable}} Latin fabella (“short fable”) Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} favel
  1. (obsolete) flattery; cajolery; deceit Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-favel-en-noun-e-PLBToH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: favels [plural]
Etymology: From Old French fauvel, favel, diminutive of Old French fauve; of German oigin. See fallow (adjective). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|fauvel}} Old French fauvel, {{cog|fro|fauve}} Old French fauve Head templates: {{en-noun}} favel (plural favels)
  1. A horse of a favel or dun colour.
    Sense id: en-favel-en-noun-mITnXI1t
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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