Meaning of feal | Babel Free

Definitions

1. (of things) Cosy; clean; neat.
   Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal
2. Faithful, loyal.
   archaic
3. (of persons) Comfortable; cosy; safe.
   Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal
4. Smooth; soft; downy; velvety.
   Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal

Equivalents

Examples

“But if it stands in humble hame The bed, — I'll say this far in't, — Is clean and feel as ony lair King ever lay on — and that is mair Than mony ane could warrant.”

“[…] 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; […]”

“France, and froward Ireland, with our English land, / Are feal subjects to your royal hand.”

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