Veeled vs Heeled - What's the difference?
veeled | heeled |
(veel)
* c.'' 1450, ''Mirour Saluacioun
(nonstandard, British) feel
* 1869, James Jennings, The Dialect of the West of England, particularly Somersetshire
(heel)
Having a heel (often specified, as in high-heeled etc.).
(archaic) Prepared, especially armed with a weapon.
* 1903 , , "The Adventure of the Dancing Men," Norton (2005 edition), p. 896:
As verbs the difference between veeled and heeled
is that veeled is (veel) while heeled is (heel).As an adjective heeled is
having a heel (often specified, as in high-heeled etc).veeled
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(head)Anagrams
*veel
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Etymology 1
Noun
(-)- The ydolatiers of the golden veel .
Etymology 2
Verb
(en verb)- To Veel . v. To feel.
- Veel’d. part. Felt.
Etymology 3
Derived terms
* veelvareQuotations
* 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. ----heeled
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Verb
(head)Adjective
(en adjective)- I was heeled also, and I held up my gun to scare him off and let me get away.