"felawe" meaning in Middle English

See felawe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfɛlau̯(ə)/, /ˈfɛlɔu̯(ə)/, /ˈfeː-/, /ˈfɛlaː/, /ˈfɛlə/ (note: with reduced vowel)
Etymology: Inherited from Old English fēolaga, from Old Norse félagi; compare fe and lawe. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|fēolaga|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English fēolaga, {{inh+|enm|ang|fēolaga}} Inherited from Old English fēolaga, {{der|enm|non|félagi}} Old Norse félagi Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} felawe, {{enm-noun|felawes}} felawe (plural felawes) Forms: felawes [plural], fela [alternative], felaȝe [alternative], felaw [alternative], fele [alternative], fellowe [alternative], felow [alternative], felowe [alternative], ffelawe [alternative], ffelow [alternative], felage [alternative, Early-Middle-English], felawȝe [alternative, Early-Middle-English], feolahe [alternative, Early-Middle-English], feolauwe [alternative, Early-Middle-English], felle [alternative, Essex], velaghe [alternative, Kent], velaȝe [alternative, Kent], felaghe [alternative], falow [alternative], fallow [alternative]
  1. A partner or associate; one linked with others:
    A companion or friend (especially if close)
    Sense id: en-felawe-enm-noun-YC6ZFzRw Categories (other): Male, Society Disambiguation of Male: 9 9 9 9 10 8 9 9 11 9 8 Disambiguation of Society: 10 9 7 8 10 8 8 10 8 11 9
  2. A partner or associate; one linked with others:
    A colleague or collaborator; one who shares a profession or goal.
    Sense id: en-felawe-enm-noun-CBG76Hb- Categories (other): Male, Occupations, People, Religion Disambiguation of Male: 9 9 9 9 10 8 9 9 11 9 8 Disambiguation of Occupations: 6 19 17 21 14 3 4 3 3 3 7 Disambiguation of People: 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Religion: 0 80 0 16 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
  3. A partner or associate; one linked with others:
    A fellow member of an organisation (especially of equals)
    Sense id: en-felawe-enm-noun-A747MvVK Categories (other): Pages with entries, Male, Occupations Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 5 29 36 5 5 5 4 4 2 2 Disambiguation of Male: 9 9 9 9 10 8 9 9 11 9 8 Disambiguation of Occupations: 6 19 17 21 14 3 4 3 3 3 7
  4. A partner or associate; one linked with others:
    A fellow criminal, citizen, coreligionist, or reveler.
    Sense id: en-felawe-enm-noun-k98EoGIf Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Male, Occupations Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 10 10 14 18 8 8 8 5 9 7 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 6 15 38 6 7 7 5 5 3 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 5 29 36 5 5 5 4 4 2 2 Disambiguation of Male: 9 9 9 9 10 8 9 9 11 9 8 Disambiguation of Occupations: 6 19 17 21 14 3 4 3 3 3 7
  5. An equivalent or counterpart to someone or something:
    A peer or equal; one who is equal to another.
    Sense id: en-felawe-enm-noun-ZbXyrFHF Categories (other): Male, Occupations, People, Society Disambiguation of Male: 9 9 9 9 10 8 9 9 11 9 8 Disambiguation of Occupations: 6 19 17 21 14 3 4 3 3 3 7 Disambiguation of People: 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Society: 10 9 7 8 10 8 8 10 8 11 9
  6. An equivalent or counterpart to someone or something:
    An adversary or foe in combat.
    Sense id: en-felawe-enm-noun-5GyLjiKp Categories (other): Violence Disambiguation of Violence: 10 10 10 10 10 14 11 9 8 4 4
  7. An equivalent or counterpart to someone or something:
    (rare) A sexual or marital partner (of a human or animal)
    Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-felawe-enm-noun-dgpZY0gA Categories (other): Male, Violence Disambiguation of Male: 9 9 9 9 10 8 9 9 11 9 8 Disambiguation of Violence: 10 10 10 10 10 14 11 9 8 4 4
  8. An anima or thing belonging to a group or set.
    Sense id: en-felawe-enm-noun-xSfaUFLb Categories (other): Society Disambiguation of Society: 10 9 7 8 10 8 8 10 8 11 9
  9. An term of address towards a man of lower social status (either friendly or insulting)
    Sense id: en-felawe-enm-noun-UeAsw60M Categories (other): Middle English terms of address, Male Disambiguation of Middle English terms of address: 5 5 10 10 6 3 6 3 47 4 2 Disambiguation of Male: 9 9 9 9 10 8 9 9 11 9 8
  10. (rare) A man of low societal or moral status. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-felawe-enm-noun-7asly4hR Categories (other): Male, Society Disambiguation of Male: 9 9 9 9 10 8 9 9 11 9 8 Disambiguation of Society: 10 9 7 8 10 8 8 10 8 11 9
  11. (rare) A mediator or intermediary. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-felawe-enm-noun-m8l9jK~N
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bedfelawe, felawely, felawen, felaweshipe, felawrede, felawshipen
Categories (other): Crime Disambiguation of Crime: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "(rare) A mediator or intermediary."
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɛlau̯(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɛlɔu̯(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfeː-/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɛlaː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɛlə/",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "felawe"
}
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        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
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      "form": "felawes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fela",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "felaȝe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "felaw",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fele",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fellowe",
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        "alternative"
      ]
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      "form": "felow",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "felowe",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ffelawe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ffelow",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "felage",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "felawȝe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "feolahe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "feolauwe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "felle",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Essex"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "velaghe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Kent"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "velaȝe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Kent"
      ]
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      "form": "felaghe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "falow",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "fallow",
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        "alternative"
      ]
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        "sort": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
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          "partner",
          "partner"
        ],
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          "counterpart",
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          "peer",
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        "An adversary or foe in combat."
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        "A sexual or marital partner (of a human or animal)"
      ],
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        [
          "counterpart",
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          "someone",
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        [
          "something",
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        [
          "sexual",
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          "marital",
          "marital"
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        "An equivalent or counterpart to someone or something:",
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      ],
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      ]
    },
    {
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      ],
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          "anima",
          "anima"
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          "thing",
          "thing"
        ],
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          "belonging",
          "belonging"
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        [
          "group",
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          "set",
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        "An term of address towards a man of lower social status (either friendly or insulting)"
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          "friendly",
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        "A man of low societal or moral status."
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          "man"
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          "societal",
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        [
          "moral",
          "moral"
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        [
          "status",
          "status"
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        "(rare) A man of low societal or moral status."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
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        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A mediator or intermediary."
      ],
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        [
          "mediator",
          "mediator"
        ],
        [
          "intermediary",
          "intermediary"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) A mediator or intermediary."
      ],
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        "rare"
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɛlau̯(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɛlɔu̯(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfeː-/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɛlaː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɛlə/",
      "note": "with reduced vowel"
    }
  ],
  "word": "felawe"
}

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