Not in that spelling, or under 'feller'. Under 'Fellow', however: 4. The complementary individual of a pair; the mate, ‘marrow’.Thesaurus » Categories » a. Of a person: The consort, spouse, husband or wife. Also of animals. Now colloq. and dial.a1300 Cursor M. 9405 (Cott.) , He wroght a felau of his ban Till adam. a1500 (1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. i. 10 Eue, my felow, how thynk the this? 1538 in R. Pitcairn Criminal Trials Scotl. I. 251* His [the King's] derrest fallow the Quene. a1592 H. Smith Serm. (1631) 16 It is good for man to haue a fellow. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. 224 When they be but heifers of one yeare‥they are let go to the fellow and breed. a1616 Shakespeare Tempest (1623) iii. i. 84, I am your wife, if you will marrie me‥to be your fellow, You may denie me; but I'll be your seruant. 1966 F. Shaw et al. Lern Yerself Scouse 39 It's fer my feller's carryin-out. It is for my husband's packed lunch.
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Date: 2010-12-01 11:33 am (UTC)Under 'Fellow', however:
4. The complementary individual of a pair; the mate, ‘marrow’.Thesaurus »
Categories »
a. Of a person: The consort, spouse, husband or wife. Also of animals. Now colloq. and dial.a1300 Cursor M. 9405 (Cott.) , He wroght a felau of his ban Till adam.
a1500 (1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. i. 10 Eue, my felow, how thynk the this?
1538 in R. Pitcairn Criminal Trials Scotl. I. 251* His [the King's] derrest fallow the Quene.
a1592 H. Smith Serm. (1631) 16 It is good for man to haue a fellow.
1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. 224 When they be but heifers of one yeare‥they are let go to the fellow and breed.
a1616 Shakespeare Tempest (1623) iii. i. 84, I am your wife, if you will marrie me‥to be your fellow, You may denie me; but I'll be your seruant.
1966 F. Shaw et al. Lern Yerself Scouse 39 It's fer my feller's carryin-out. It is for my husband's packed lunch.