felly

Meaning

Noun

1. The rim of a wooden wheel, supported by the spokes.
2. Any of the several curved segments that constitute the rim.

Adv

Fiercely, harshly.

Synonyms

felloe

collar

ring

💍

tire

tyre

Hyphenated as

fel‧ly

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɛli/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: fely

Inherited from Old English: felġe

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: feelge

Cognate with Dutch: velg

Cognate with German: Felge

Cognate with Polish: płoza

Cognate with Church Slavic: пльзати

Inherited from Middle English: felly

In summary

From Middle English fely, felow, felowe, felwe, felȝe, from Old English felġe, dative of felg, from Proto-Germanic *felgō (compare Saterland Frisian feelge, Dutch velg, German Felge), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥ǵʰ- (compare Polish płoza (“sliding iron”), Old Church Slavonic пльзати (plĭzati, “to creep, crawl”)).