yelow

English

Adjective

yelow

1. Misspelling of yellow.

Middle English

Alternative forms

• yelewe, ȝelowe, ȝelew, ȝelow, yelwe, ȝelwe, ȝalow

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

• English: yellow
• Scots: yella, yelly, yallow
• Yola: yullou, yellou

References

• “yelwe, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-30.

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

• English: yellow,
• Scots: yella, yelly, yallow

References

• “yelwe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-30.

See also

Colors in Middle English · coloures, hewes (layout · text)

whit	grey, hor	blak
red; cremesyn, gernet	citrine, aumbre; broun, tawne	yelow, dorry, gul; canevas
grasgrene	grene
plunket; ewage	asure, livid	blewe, blo, pers
violet; inde	rose, murrey; purpel, purpur	claret