bedfelawe

Middle English

Alternative forms

bed-felow, bedfelow, bedffelawe

Etymology

From bed +‎ felawe.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbɛdfɛlau̯(ə)/, /ˈbɛdfɛlɔu̯(ə)/, /ˈbɛdfeː-/

Noun

bedfelawe (rare)

A close partner, especially one which one cohabits with.
A concubine; a secondary female sexual partner.

Descendants

English: bedfellow

References

“bed-felau(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-08-31.

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