- fealh
- 1. f (-ge/fealga) fallow land; 2. f (-e/-a) felloe, felly (of a wheel); 3. past 3rd sing of féolan; 4. see fala
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
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fallow — fallow1 [fal′ō] n. [ME falow < OE fealh, akin to fealh, harrow, felly (of wheel) < IE base * pelk , to turn > Gael olca, fallow land] 1. land plowed but not seeded for one or more growing seasons, to kill weeds, make the soil richer, etc … English World dictionary
fallow — fallow1 fallowness, n. /fal oh/, adj. 1. (of land) plowed and left unseeded for a season or more; uncultivated. 2. not in use; inactive: My creative energies have lain fallow this year. n. 3. land that has undergone plowing and harrowing and has… … Universalium
Fallow — This most interesting surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and is a topographical name for a dweller by the newly cultivated land or fallow land, from the Olde English pre 7th Century word fealh , Middle English falwe , fallow. This word was used… … Surnames reference
Fallowes — This most interesting surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and is a topographical name for a dweller by the newly cultivated land or fallow land, from the Olde English pre 7th Century word fealh , Middle English falwe , fallow. This word was used… … Surnames reference
Fallows — This most interesting surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and is a topographical name for a dweller by the newly cultivated land or fallow land, from the Olde English pre 7th Century word fealh , Middle English falwe , fallow. This word was used… … Surnames reference
Follows — This interesting and uncommon name is a late variation of either of the surnames Fallow(s) or Fellow(s), which have themselves been considerably confused. They are both of Anglo Saxon origin; Fallow(s) is a topographical surname for someone who… … Surnames reference
fealga — variant of fealh … Old to modern English dictionary
felh — see fealh, past 3rd sing of féolan … Old to modern English dictionary
fylging — f ( e/ a) 1. following; 2. fallow land [fealh] … Old to modern English dictionary
féolan — féolan1 sv/t3 3rd pres fíelhþ past fealh/fǽlon, fulgon ptp gefolen, gefolgen to cleave, be joined to, adhere; enter, penetrate, pass into, through or over, betake oneself to; undergo; persevere in [Goth filhan] … Old to modern English dictionary
