favel

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Old French favele, from Latin fabella (“short fable”), diminutive of fabula. See fable. ==== Noun ==== favel (obsolete) flattery; cajolery; deceit === Etymology 2 === From Old French fauvel, favel, diminutive of Old French fauve; of German origin. See fallow (adjective). ==== Adjective ==== favel (comparative more favel, superlative most favel) yellow or dun in colour ==== Noun ==== favel (plural favels) A horse of a favel or dun colour. === References === “favel”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == Middle English == === Etymology === From Old French favel. Uses after the 14th century are based on William Langland's The vision of Piers Plowman. === Noun === favel (uncountable) flattery; duplicity === References === “fāvē̆l, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.