English Explanatory Dictionary

felly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The rim of a wooden wheel, supported by the spokes.
  2. Any of the several curved segments that constitute the rim.
adv
  1. Fiercely, harshly.

Pronunciation

/ˈfɛli/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-felly.wav /ˈfɛl.li/

Word forms

felly fellies felloe fellick felk more felly most felly

Etymology

From Middle English fely, felow, felowe, felwe, felȝe, from Old English felg, from Proto-Germanic *felgō (compare Saterland Frisian feelge, Dutch velg, German Felge), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥ǵʰ- (compare Polish płoza (“sliding iron”), Old Church Slavonic пльзати (plĭzati, “to creep, crawl”)).

Synonyms

felloe
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