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felahiw

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Searchable Lemmata: felahiw (OE).
Alternate Forms: feala hiwes, fela hiw.

    Definitions and Defining Citations:

1(adj.) Dye; many-coloured; appears as a loose compound in early glosses (possibly under the influence of Isidore) and the writings of Byrhtferth of Ramsey.(ante 900 - ante 1100)
1. Polimita feala hiwes hrægel. [DOE AntGl 2 (Kindschi) (0785 (785))]
2. Þæt we willað þæt se sceawre wite mid fullum gerade þe þis gewrit aspyrað þæt on þam boccræfte fela hiw synd amearcode, þa synd on Lyden figure geciged and on Grecisc scemata gecweden. Other. [DOE ByrM 1 (Baker/Lapidge) (1118 (3.3.22)) circa 1011]
c.f.: polymite
OE.
Sex: N/A    Ceremonial: No
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    Etymological Evidence:

Definite, OE fela 'many, lots' + hiw 'colour, form, shape' (see hue 1).
WF: Compound
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