"folwere" meaning in Middle English

See folwere in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfɔlwər(ə)/, /ˈfɔliu̯ər(ə)/, /ˈfɔlɔu̯ər(ə)/
Etymology: Inherited from Old English folgere, from Proto-West Germanic *folgārī; by surface analysis, folwen (“to be after”) + -ere (agent noun suffix). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|folgere|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English folgere, {{inh+|enm|ang|folgere}} Inherited from Old English folgere, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*folgārī}} Proto-West Germanic *folgārī, {{surf|enm|folwen|-ere|id2=agentive|nocap=1|pos2=agent noun suffix|t1=to be after}} by surface analysis, folwen (“to be after”) + -ere (agent noun suffix) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} folwere, {{enm-noun}} folwere (plural folweres) Forms: folweres [plural], folewer [alternative], folouar [alternative], folower [alternative], folwer [alternative], feoleware [alternative, Early-Middle-English], folȝere [alternative, Early-Middle-English], folhere [alternative], felower [alternative], folware [alternative], folouer [alternative, Northern], foluar [alternative, Northern], folowar [alternative]
  1. An attendant or adherent; one serving a person (or less commonly, a concept)
    Sense id: en-folwere-enm-noun-oHjaH30c Categories (other): Law Disambiguation of Law: 35 36 4 3 22
  2. (Early Scots) A plaintiff or complainant; a party alleging legal wrong.
    Sense id: en-folwere-enm-noun-91QwHk03 Categories (other): Early Scots, Law Disambiguation of Law: 35 36 4 3 22
  3. (rare) Something that comes after or succeeds another thing. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-folwere-enm-noun-34sflZNE Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -ere (agentive), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 13 6 59 14 7 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -ere (agentive): 15 6 54 13 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 4 86 4 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 3 86 4 2
  4. (rare) An emulator or imitator; one taking another as an example. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-folwere-enm-noun-6T~GIYou
  5. (rare) A pursuer, looker, or seeker (after a person) Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-folwere-enm-noun-JIh58OLx Categories (other): Law Disambiguation of Law: 35 36 4 3 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "ipa": "/ˈfɔlwər(ə)/"
    },
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈfɔlɔu̯ər(ə)/"
    }
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        "(rare) A pursuer, looker, or seeker (after a person)"
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    },
    {
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