feal

1 of 2

transitive verb

ˈfē(ə)l

dialectal, England

: conceal

feal

2 of 2

adjective

"

archaic

: faithful, loyal

Word History

Etymology

Transitive verb

Middle English felen, from Old Norse fela; akin to Old English fēolan to undergo, enter, Old High German felahan to conceal, Gothic filhan to conceal, Old English fell skin, hide

Adjective

Middle French, from Old French, alteration (influenced by Old French -al, from Latin -alis) of feeil, from Latin fidelis faithful, from fides faith

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