Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • An obsolete dialectal form of feel.

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Examples

  • Mynse ye thynne þe whyng {is}, be it in to veele or byffe;

    Early English Meals and Manners Frederick James Furnivall 1867

  • Drove of Buffalow Cows & Calves on a Sand bar in the point, I directed the men to kill the fattest Cow, and 3 or 4 Calves, which they did and let the others pass, the Cows are pore, Calves fine veele.

    The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791

  • Buffalow is about Calveing I killed a Buffalow & 4 Deer in my walk to day, the party killed 2 deer 2 beaver & 4 Buffalow Calves, which was verry good veele.

    The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791

  • Larking communicated the interesting entries in No. 9.p. 130.] [Footnote 2: Flag-ship at the taking of Porto-Bello.] [Footnote 3: Uyt den Hoogduitschen Exemplar overgezien, en op veele plaatzen Gecorrigeert, en met schoone Kopere Figuuren vercierd.] *****

    Notes and Queries, Number 11, January 12, 1850 Various

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