yelow
English
Adjective
yelow
- Misspelling of yellow.
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English ġeolu, from Proto-Germanic *gelwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃wós.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjɛlɔu̯/, /ˈjɛlwə/
Adjective
yelow
- yellow, yellowish, gold
- yellow-coloured
- golden-brown
- (of hair) golden, blonde, light
- (of skin) yellow, sallow, pale
- blue-grey
Descendants
References
- “yelwe, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 30 March 2018.
Noun
yelow
- yellow
- (heraldry) yellow, or
- yellow textiles
- (rare) yellow pigment
- an egg yolk
- an object or feature notable for being yellow
Descendants
References
- “yelwe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 30 March 2018.
See also
whit | grey, hor | blak |
red; cremesyn, gernet | citrine, aumbre; broun, tawne | yelow, dorry, gul; canevas |
grasgrene | grene | |
plunket; ewage | asure, livid | blewe, blo, pers |
violet; inde | rose, murrey; purpel, purpur | claret |