What does "fieldish" mean?

Of, belonging to, or characteristic of the field; belonging to the country; rural.

What is a synonym for "fieldish"?

Common synonyms include: fieldly, fieldy.

Fieldish

adj

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Definitions

Adjective

1
Of, belonging to, or characteristic of the field; belonging to the country; rural.
"My mothers maydes when they do Sowe and Spinne They ſing a ſonge made of the fieldiſh mowſe [cf. Egerton Manuscript 2711 version: “they ſang ſometyme a ſong of the feld mowſe”] that for becauſe her lyvelode was but thynne"

Synonyms

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fieldly fieldy

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"My mothers maydes when they do Sowe and Spinne They ſing a ſonge made of the fieldiſh mowſe [cf. Egerton Manuscript 2711 version: “they ſang ſometyme a ſong of the feld mowſe”] that for becauſe her lyvelode was but thynne"

Etymology

From earlier feldishe, equivalent to field + -ish.

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