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\ \ [11] Etymologically, a fellow is somebody who ‘lays money’. The word originated as an Old Norse compound félagi, formed from fé ‘money’ and *lag-, a verbal base denoting ‘lay’.
\ \ Someone who puts down money with someone else in a joint venture is his or her associate: hence a fellow is a ‘companion’ or ‘partner’.
\ \ When English adopted the Old Norse word in the 11th century, it translated its first element into Old English fēoh ‘property’, giving late Old English féolaga and eventually modern English fellow. (Both Old English fēoh and Old Norse fé originally meant ‘cattle’, and are probably related to modern English fee.)
\ \ Cf.⇒ FEE, LAY
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Fellow — Fel low, n. [OE. felawe, felaghe, Icel. f[=e]lagi, fr. f[=e]lag companionship, prop., a laying together of property; f[=e] property + lag a laying, pl. l[ o]g law, akin to liggja to lie. See {Fee}, and {Law}, {Lie} to be low.] 1. A companion; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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fellow — [fel′ō, fel′ə] n. [ME felaghe < Late OE feolaga, partner < feoh (see FEE) + laga, a laying down (see LAW), after ON félagi: basic sense, “one laying down wealth for a joint undertaking”; FELLOW senses 5, 6, 7, after L socius: see ASSOCIATE] … English World dictionary
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fellow — c.1200, from O.E. feolaga fellow, partner, from O.N. felagi, from fe money (see FEE (Cf. fee)) + verbal base denoting lay (see LAY (Cf. lay) (v.)). Sense is of one who puts down money with another in a joint venture. Used familiarly since mid 15c … Etymology dictionary
fellow — ● fellow nom masculin (anglais fellow, compagnon) Dans les universités anglaises, membre (en général enseignant) d une corporation jouissant des revenus attachés à un collège. (Le terme désigne aussi les membres de certaines sociétés savantes.) … Encyclopédie Universelle
fellow — FÉLĂU/ s. m. (în universităţile engleze) membru al unei corporaţii. (< engl. fellow) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN … Dicționar Român
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Fellow — Fel low, v. t. To suit with; to pair with; to match. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
