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felly.

The rim of a wooden wheel, supported by the spokes.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfɛli/
  1. The rim of a wooden wheel, supported by the spokes.

  2. Any of the several curved segments that constitute the rim.

Where this word comes from

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”)).

adv/ˈfɛl.li//ˈfɛli/
  1. Fiercely, harshly.

    archaic
Where this word comes from

From Middle English felly, felli, fellich, equivalent to fell + -ly.

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