English

Adjective

falwe ‎(not comparable)

1. Obsolete form of fallow.

Noun

falwe ‎(plural falwes)

1. Obsolete form of fallow.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)

Verb

falwe ‎(third-person singular simple present falwes, present participle falweing, simple past and past participle falweed)

1. To fade, wither, die, grow fallow.
   • c. 1210 MS. Cotton Caligula A IX f.246.

     Tharuore mon thu the bi-thench; / Al schal falewi thi grene;

2. To turn pale or white (of the face or hair).