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Beal vs Feal - What's the difference?

beal | feal |

As verbs the difference between beal and feal

is that beal is to gather matter; swell; come to a head, as a pimple; fester; suppurate while feal is to hide.

As a noun beal

is a small inflammatory tumor; pustule.

As a proper noun Beal

is {{surname}.

As an adjective feal is

cosy; clean; neat.

As an adverb feal is

in a feal manner.

beal

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (dialectal, or, obsolete) A small inflammatory tumor; pustule.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (dialectal, chiefly, Scotland) To gather matter; swell; come to a head, as a pimple; fester; suppurate.
    • ----

    feal

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) fele, .

    Alternative forms

    * (l), (l), (l), (l)

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • (of things) Cosy; clean; neat.
  • *1847 , Henry Scott Riddell, Poems, songs and miscellaneous pieces :
    • 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.
  • (of persons) Comfortable; cosy; safe.
  • * 1887 , Allan Cunningham, Henry Morley, Traditional tales of the English and Scottish peasantry :
    • [...] 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; [...]
  • Smooth; soft; downy; velvety.
    • Derived terms
    * (l), (l)

    Adverb

    (en-adv)
  • In a feal manner.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) felen, from (etyl) .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (dialectal) To hide.

    • Etymology 3

    (Not found in Middle English), from (etyl) feal, collateral form of feeil, from (etyl) fidelis.

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • (archaic) faithful, loyal

    • Derived terms

    * fealty