Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
From Middle English fellere, feller; equivalent to fell + -er.
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fellers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
fi moto (machine for felling trees) · fi saumuri (appliance to a sewing machine)
Variant of fellow that reflects the reduction of the last vowel to a schwa and its conflation with the endings -er/-ar.
Old Lady: 'HOLLER AT THAT FELLER IN THE CHEST DOWNSTAIRS. IF Y'NEED CARDS, HE'S YER MAIN MAN, HEH HEH!'2019 December 10, Yacht Club Games, Shovel Knight: King of Cards, Nintendo 3DS, level/area: House of Joustus:
There was some laughter, and Roddle was left free to expand his ideas on the periodic visits of cowboys to the town. “Mason Rickets, he had ten big punkins a-sittin' in front of his store, an' them fellers from the Upside-down-F ranch shot 'em up […]”1899, Stephen Crane, chapter 1, in Twelve O'Clock:
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fellers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
blackfeller · whitefeller · fellermelad
Etymology tree English fell Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Germanic *-izô Proto-West Germanic *-iʀō Proto-Germanic *-ōzô Proto-West Germanic *-ōʀō Old English -ra Middle English -ere English -er English feller From fell + -er.