feolaga

Old English

Etymology

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

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

Noun

fēolaga m

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

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

Synonyms

Descendants

References
  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, Toronto: University of Toronto, →OCLC.
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