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fellowed

Verb
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

Kept company or associated with someone. The ghosts are described as shadows of people who once accompanied the speaker.

Detailed Definition
“Fellowed” is an archaic or literary verb meaning associated with, accompanied, or spent time with. Hardy uses it to describe former companions whose ghostly shadows pursue the speaker in the towns.
Example
Example in poetry:
“Shadows of beings who fellowed with myself of earlier days” uses fellowed as a verb meaning kept company with; “The dogs fellowed the shepherd through snow” shows companionship in action; “Grief fellowed me home, silent as a second shadow” personifies an emotion as a companion; “In the elegy, remembered friends fellow the speaker through memory” explains its reflective poetic use
Additional Notes
The quoted past-tense verb is rare and literary, unlike the more usual modern expression “kept company with.”; Found in the poem, Wessex Heights by Thomas Hardy
Also Known As
companioned associated allied joined
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