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Lea vs Leal - What's the difference?

lea | leal |

As a noun lea

is an open field, meadow.

As a proper noun Lea

is {{given name|female|from=Hebrew}}, latinized form of Leah.

As an adjective leal is

loyal, honest.

lea

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) legh, lege, lei "clearing, open ground" from (etyl) .

Alternative forms

* (l), (l)

Noun

(en noun)
  • an open field, meadow
  • *XIX century , Alfred Tennyson,
  • *:Two children in two neighbor villages
  • *:Playing mad pranks along the heathy leas ;

    • Etymology 2

    (etyl), from (etyl) lier, to bind

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of several measures of yarn; for linen, 300 yards; for cotton, 120 yards; a lay.
  • A set of warp threads carried by a loop of the heddle.

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    leal

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Loyal, honest.
  • * 2000 , (George RR Martin), A Storm of Swords , Bantam 2011, p. 858:
    • We thank you for the pure white fire of his goodness, for the red sword of justice in his hand, for the love he bears his leal people.
  • True, genuine.
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    • Anagrams

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