feolaga

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Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Old Norse félagi, from fé (“property”) +‎ lag (“companionship”) +‎ -i, with remodelling of the first element after native fēoh (“property”).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈfe͜oːˌlɑ.ɡɑ/, [ˈfe͜oːˌlɑ.ɣɑ]

Noun[edit]

fēolaga m

  1. (Late Old English) companion, partner, colleague[2]

Declension[edit]

Declension of feolaga (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative fēolaga fēolagan
accusative fēolagan fēolagan
genitive fēolagan fēolagena
dative fēolagan fēolagum

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Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ “fellow, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, September 2017.
  2. ^ Angus Cameron, Ashley Crandell Amos, Antonette diPaolo Healey, editors (2018), “fēo-laga”, in Dictionary of Old English: A to I Free access subject to limited trial; subscription normally required⁠‎[1], Toronto: University of Toronto, →OCLC.
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