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 31 August 2019.