Felly Definition

fĕlē
fellies
noun
fellies
The rim of a spoked wheel, or a segment of the rim.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
adverb
In a fell manner; with cruelty.
Webster's New World

(now rare) Fiercely, harshly.

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Other Word Forms of Felly

Noun

Singular:
felly
Plural:
fellies

Origin of Felly

  • Middle English fely, from Old English felge, dative of felg, from Proto-Germanic *felgǭ (cf. East Frisian feelge, Dutch velg, German Felge), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥g̑ʰ- (cf. Polish płoza 'sliding iron', Old Church Slavonic plĭzati 'to creep, crawl').

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English felie, felwe from Old English felg

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From fell +‎ -ly.

    From Wiktionary

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