[ˈfaləʊ], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (of farmland) ploughed and harrowed but left for a period without being sown in order to restore its fertility or to avoid surplus production
(e.g: incentives for farmers to let land lie fallow)

- (of a period of time) characterized by inaction; unproductive
(e.g: long fallow periods when nothing seems to happen)

- (of a sow) not pregnant


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English fealh, felg, felh (earliest as noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch valg and Low German valge. The Old English verb fealgian ‘to break up land for sowing’ is also of Germanic origin; related to Low German valgen

[ˈfaləʊ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a piece of fallow land
(e.g: a great estate was usually divided between fallows, grazed stubble, and wheat)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English fealh, felg, felh (earliest as noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch valg and Low German valge. The Old English verb fealgian ‘to break up land for sowing’ is also of Germanic origin; related to Low German valgen

[ˈfaləʊ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- leave (land) fallow for a period
(e.g: fallow the ground for a week or so after digging)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English fealh, felg, felh (earliest as noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch valg and Low German valge. The Old English verb fealgian ‘to break up land for sowing’ is also of Germanic origin; related to Low German valgen

[ˈfaləʊ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a pale brown or reddish yellow colour
(e.g: possible feather colours include fallows, pieds, and yellows)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English falu, fealu, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vaal and German fahl, falb