Feal
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /fiːl/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Feal is an adjective meaning (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) (of things) Cosy; clean; neat.
Meaning
(UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) (of things) Cosy; clean; neat.
More Meanings
- (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) (of persons) Comfortable; cosy; safe.
- (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Smooth; soft; downy; velvety.
- In a feal manner.
- (transitive, dialectal) To hide.
- Alternative form of fail (“piece of turf cut from grassland”)
- (obsolete) To press on, advance.
- (archaic) Faithful, loyal.
Example Sentences
Durst none of them further feal.
He that feals can find. Pro. i. e He that hides, &c.
France, and froward Ireland, with our English land, / Are feal subjects to your royal hand.
[…] when I care na to accompany ye to the kirkyard hole mysel, and take my word for't, ye'Il lie saftest and fealest on the Buittle side of the kirk; […]
Word Forms
- fealer
- fealest
- feals
- fealing
- fealed
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include homely, eathful, clean, snug, bein, cosy.
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