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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

collow en · NOUN

Etymology

From Middle English *colwen, *colȝen (attested in colwed, colwinge), from Old English *colgian, from Proto-West Germanic *koligōn (“to make black as coal, blacken with coal”).

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The black grime or soot of coal or burnt wood.

Forms

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kellow alternative lexicographic

Relateds

kelly · colly

collow en · VERB

Etymology

From Middle English *colwen, *colȝen (attested in colwed, colwinge), from Old English *colgian, from Proto-West Germanic *koligōn (“to make black as coal, blacken with coal”).

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To make foul or dirty; begrime as with the smut of coal; blacken.

Forms

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collows Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
kellow alternative lexicographic
collowing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
collowed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
collowed Tense=Past lexicographic