"feal" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /fiːl/ Audio: en-us-feel.ogg Forms: fealer [comparative], more feal [comparative], fealest [superlative], most feal [superlative]
Rhymes: -iːl Etymology: From Middle English fele, fæle (“proper, of the right sort”), from Old English fǣle (“faithful, trusty, good; dear, beloved”), from Proto-West Germanic *failī, from Proto-Germanic *failijaz (“true, friendly, familiar, good”), from Proto-Indo-European *pey- (“to adore”). Cognate with Scots feel, feelie (“cosy, neat, clean, comfortable”), West Frisian feilich (“safe”), Dutch veil (“for-sale”), Dutch veilig (“safe”), German feil (“for-sale”), Latin pīus (“good, dutiful, faithful, devout, pious”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|fele}} Middle English fele, {{inh|en|ang|fǣle||faithful, trusty, good; dear, beloved}} Old English fǣle (“faithful, trusty, good; dear, beloved”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*failī}} Proto-West Germanic *failī, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*failijaz||true, friendly, familiar, good}} Proto-Germanic *failijaz (“true, friendly, familiar, good”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*pey-||to adore}} Proto-Indo-European *pey- (“to adore”), {{cog|sco|feel}} Scots feel, {{cog|fy|feilich||safe}} West Frisian feilich (“safe”), {{cog|nl|veil||for-sale}} Dutch veil (“for-sale”), {{cog|nl|veilig||safe}} Dutch veilig (“safe”), {{cog|de|feil||for-sale}} German feil (“for-sale”), {{cog|la|pīus||good, dutiful, faithful, devout, pious}} Latin pīus (“good, dutiful, faithful, devout, pious”) Head templates: {{en-adj|er|more}} feal (comparative fealer or more feal, superlative fealest or most feal)
  1. (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) (of things) Cosy; clean; neat. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-feal-en-adj-GEFWwr1A Categories (other): British English, Northern England English, Scottish English, Early Scots, English links with manual fragments, Middle English terms suffixed with -al, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Early Scots: 15 14 14 3 0 1 0 17 13 10 11 1 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 22 20 18 3 2 8 0 26 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -al: 16 15 12 1 3 4 0 19 9 11 9 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 10 9 0 1 1 0 21 23 11 13 0
  2. (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) (of persons) Comfortable; cosy; safe. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-feal-en-adj-vK3pm0ne Categories (other): British English, Northern England English, Scottish English, Early Scots, English links with manual fragments, Middle English terms suffixed with -al Disambiguation of Early Scots: 15 14 14 3 0 1 0 17 13 10 11 1 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 22 20 18 3 2 8 0 26 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -al: 16 15 12 1 3 4 0 19 9 11 9 1
  3. (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Smooth; soft; downy; velvety. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-feal-en-adj-PpgB437O Categories (other): British English, Northern England English, Scottish English, Early Scots, English links with manual fragments, Middle English terms suffixed with -al Disambiguation of Early Scots: 15 14 14 3 0 1 0 17 13 10 11 1 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 22 20 18 3 2 8 0 26 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -al: 16 15 12 1 3 4 0 19 9 11 9 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: feil, feel, feele, fiel Derived forms: fealy, feely
Etymology number: 1

Adjective

IPA: /fiːl/ Audio: en-us-feel.ogg Forms: fealer [comparative], more feal [comparative], fealest [superlative], most feal [superlative]
Rhymes: -iːl Etymology: Borrowed from Middle Scots feal, from Early Scots feal, from Old French feal, collateral form of feeil, from Latin fidelis. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|gmw-msc|feal}} Borrowed from Middle Scots feal, {{der|en|enm-esc|feal}} Early Scots feal, {{der|en|fro|feal}} Old French feal, {{der|en|la|fidelis}} Latin fidelis Head templates: {{en-adj|er|more}} feal (comparative fealer or more feal, superlative fealest or most feal)
  1. (archaic) Faithful, loyal. Tags: archaic Derived forms: fealty
    Sense id: en-feal-en-adj-0VZxSETM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Adverb

IPA: /fiːl/ Audio: en-us-feel.ogg Forms: fealer [comparative], more feal [comparative], fealest [superlative], most feal [superlative]
Rhymes: -iːl Etymology: From Middle English fele, fæle (“proper, of the right sort”), from Old English fǣle (“faithful, trusty, good; dear, beloved”), from Proto-West Germanic *failī, from Proto-Germanic *failijaz (“true, friendly, familiar, good”), from Proto-Indo-European *pey- (“to adore”). Cognate with Scots feel, feelie (“cosy, neat, clean, comfortable”), West Frisian feilich (“safe”), Dutch veil (“for-sale”), Dutch veilig (“safe”), German feil (“for-sale”), Latin pīus (“good, dutiful, faithful, devout, pious”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|fele}} Middle English fele, {{inh|en|ang|fǣle||faithful, trusty, good; dear, beloved}} Old English fǣle (“faithful, trusty, good; dear, beloved”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*failī}} Proto-West Germanic *failī, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*failijaz||true, friendly, familiar, good}} Proto-Germanic *failijaz (“true, friendly, familiar, good”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*pey-||to adore}} Proto-Indo-European *pey- (“to adore”), {{cog|sco|feel}} Scots feel, {{cog|fy|feilich||safe}} West Frisian feilich (“safe”), {{cog|nl|veil||for-sale}} Dutch veil (“for-sale”), {{cog|nl|veilig||safe}} Dutch veilig (“safe”), {{cog|de|feil||for-sale}} German feil (“for-sale”), {{cog|la|pīus||good, dutiful, faithful, devout, pious}} Latin pīus (“good, dutiful, faithful, devout, pious”) Head templates: {{en-adv|er|more}} feal (comparative fealer or more feal, superlative fealest or most feal)
  1. In a feal manner.
    Sense id: en-feal-en-adv-pHC3028K
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: feil, feel, feele, fiel
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /fiːl/ Audio: en-us-feel.ogg Forms: feals [plural]
Rhymes: -iːl Etymology: Unknown; see fail. Etymology templates: {{unk|en}} Unknown Head templates: {{en-noun}} feal (plural feals)
  1. Alternative form of fail (“piece of turf cut from grassland”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: fail (extra: piece of turf cut from grassland)
    Sense id: en-feal-en-noun-zp7-l1ic
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Verb

IPA: /fiːl/ Audio: en-us-feel.ogg Forms: feals [present, singular, third-person], fealing [participle, present], fealed [participle, past], fealed [past]
Rhymes: -iːl Etymology: From Middle English felen, from Old Norse fela (“to hide”), from Proto-Germanic *felhaną (“to conceal, hide, bury, trust, intrude”), from Proto-Indo-European *pele(w)-, *plē(w)- (“to hide”). Cognate with Old High German felahan (“to pass, trust, sow”), Old English fēolan (“to cleave, enter, penetrate”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|felen}} Middle English felen, {{der|en|non|fela||to hide}} Old Norse fela (“to hide”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*felhaną||to conceal, hide, bury, trust, intrude}} Proto-Germanic *felhaną (“to conceal, hide, bury, trust, intrude”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*pele(w)-}} Proto-Indo-European *pele(w)-, {{cog|goh|felahan||to pass, trust, sow}} Old High German felahan (“to pass, trust, sow”), {{cog|ang|fēolan||to cleave, enter, penetrate}} Old English fēolan (“to cleave, enter, penetrate”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} feal (third-person singular simple present feals, present participle fealing, simple past and past participle fealed)
  1. (transitive, dialectal) To hide. Tags: dialectal, transitive
    Sense id: en-feal-en-verb-CB5Nd7Od
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /fiːl/ Audio: en-us-feel.ogg Forms: feals [present, singular, third-person], fealing [participle, present], fale [past], fealed [past], folen [participle, past], fealed [participle, past]
Rhymes: -iːl Etymology: From Middle English felen (“to come at (one's enemies), advance”), from Old English fēolan (“to cleave, enter, penetrate”), from Proto-Germanic *felhaną. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|felen||to come at (one's enemies), advance}} Middle English felen (“to come at (one's enemies), advance”), {{inh|en|ang|fēolan||to cleave, enter, penetrate}} Old English fēolan (“to cleave, enter, penetrate”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*felhaną}} Proto-Germanic *felhaną Head templates: {{en-verb|feals|fealing|fale|folen|past2=fealed|past_ptc2=fealed}} feal (third-person singular simple present feals, present participle fealing, simple past fale or fealed, past participle folen or fealed)
  1. (obsolete) To press on, advance. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-feal-en-verb-buCWCq2V Categories (other): Early Scots, English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -al, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Early Scots: 15 14 14 3 0 1 0 17 13 10 11 1 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 19 18 1 1 4 0 36 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 22 20 18 3 2 8 0 26 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 14 14 12 1 1 3 0 19 12 11 11 1 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -al: 16 15 12 1 3 4 0 19 9 11 9 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 10 9 0 1 1 0 21 23 11 13 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1847, Henry Scott Riddell, Poems, songs and miscellaneous pieces:",
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          "ref": "1847, Henry Scott Riddell, Poems, songs and miscellaneous pieces:",
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/6d/En-us-feel.ogg/En-us-feel.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/En-us-feel.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːl"
    }
  ],
  "word": "feal"
}

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