veal - What does it mean?

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'veal' is a common misspelling of 'veel'

The correct spelling of 'veel'

ends with the letters 'el'.

This incorrect spelling 'veal'

ends with the letters 'al'.

'veal' Spelling Rule

The endings '-el' and '-al' are often confused. The ending of 'veel' instead of 'veal' has been determined by a mixture of which language the root word originated from (French, German, Latin, Greek, etc). The -al endings generally correspond to Latin.

Definition of 'veel' not 'veal'

English

Etymology 1

Noun

(-)

* c.'' 1450, ''Mirour Saluacioun

The ydolatiers of the golden veel .

Etymology 2

Verb

(en-verb)

(nonstandard|British) feel

* 1869, James Jennings, The Dialect of the West of England, particularly Somersetshire

To Veel . v. To feel.

Veel’d. part. Felt.

Etymology 3

Noun

(en-noun)

(nonstandard|British) field

Derived terms

* veelvare

Quotations

* 1850, James Orchard Halliwell, A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Obsolete Phrases, Proverbs, and Ancient Customs, from the Fourteenth Century *: But why do they let ’un stray out of the veels ? * 1869, James Jennings, The Dialect of the West of England, particularly Somersetshire *: Veel . s. A field; a corn land unenclosed. ----