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feal
Definition of feal
dialectal, England
: conceal
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Origin and Etymology of feal
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
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Origin and Etymology of feal
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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