yelow

English

Adjective

yelow

  1. Misspelling of yellow.

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English ġeolu, from Proto-Germanic *gelwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃wós.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈjɛlɔu̯/, /ˈjɛlwə/

Adjective

yelow

  1. yellow, yellowish, gold
  2. yellow-coloured
  3. golden-brown
  4. (of hair) golden, blonde, light
  5. (of skin) yellow, sallow, pale
  6. blue-grey

Descendants

References

Noun

yelow

  1. yellow
  2. (heraldry) yellow, or
  3. yellow textiles
  4. (rare) yellow pigment
  5. an egg yolk
  6. an object or feature notable for being yellow

Descendants

References

See also
Colors in Middle English · coloures, hewes (layout · text)
     whit      grey, hor      blak
             red ; cremesyn, gernet              citrine, aumbre ; broun, tawne              yelow, dorry ; canevas
             grasgrene              grene             
             plunket ; ewage              asure, livid              blewe, blo, pers
             violet ; inde              rose, murrey ; purpel              claret
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