Definitions For Speel

Alternative forms

speil, spele, speal, spiel, spael

Etymology 1

From Old , of obscure origin. From or akin to Old . Probably from , see spiel. Alternately, representing a continuation of Middle English spilen, from .

Verb

(dialect, Scottish and Northern English) To climb.

Etymology 2

From English dialectal speel, t=talk; lingo; patter, short for bonspiel. Related to spiel.

Verb

To talk at length, to spiel.

Etymology 3

Verb

(dialect, Australia) To run.

Etymology 4

Probably from . Compare . .

Noun

SPEEL (plural SPEELs) (chiefly, South Africa) A story; a spiel.

Etymology 5

Possibly related to spile.

Alternative forms

Noun

SPEEL (plural SPEELs) (dialect) A splinter; a strip of wood or metal.

Etymology 6

Perhaps continuing Middle English spilen, , to revel, play, from , from . Cognate with , , , , , , , .

Verb

(dialectal, rural, Northern England, Scotland) To lake, play, sport, take amusement. :

Derived terms

spieler ba-spiel

References

Etymology 7

From .

Noun

SPEEL (plural SPEELs) (dialectal, rural, Northern England, Scotland) A game. :

References

Anagrams

LEEPs, Leeps, Lepes, peels, sleep