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Vill vs Viol - What's the difference?

vill | viol |

As nouns the difference between vill and viol

is that vill is the smallest administrative unit of land in feudal england, corresponding to the anglo-saxon tithing and the modern parish while viol is a viola da gamba, a family of musical instruments that preceded the violin and viola and similar string instruments.

As verbs the difference between vill and viol

is that vill is while viol is to play the viol.

vill

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) vill, from (etyl) ), from (etyl) villa.

Noun

(en noun)
  • the smallest administrative unit of land in feudal England, corresponding to the Anglo-Saxon tithing and the modern parish

    • Etymology 2

    From (will)

    Verb

    (head)
    • ----

    viol

    English

    (wikipedia viol)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A viola da gamba, a family of musical instruments that preceded the violin and viola and similar string instruments

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To play the viol.
  • * (Sir Walter Scott)
    • “Keep your gold for those who lack it, mistress,” said Henry, “and do not offer to honest hands the money that is won by violing , and tabouring, and toetripping, and perhaps worse pastimes.
  • * (Thomas Hardy)
    • Through snowy woods and shady / We went to play a tune / To the lonely manor-lady / By the light of the Christmas moon. / We violed till, upward glancing / To where a mirror leaned, / It showed her airily dancing
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