veel
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English
Etymology 1
Noun
veel (uncountable)
Etymology 2
Verb
veel (third-person singular simple present veels, present participle veeling, simple past and past participle veeled)
- (nonstandard, British) feel
- 1869, James Jennings, The Dialect of the West of England, particularly Somersetshire
- To Veel. v. To feel.
- Veel’d. part. Felt.
- 1869, James Jennings, The Dialect of the West of England, particularly Somersetshire
Etymology 3
Noun
veel (plural veels)
Quotations
- 1850, James Orchard Halliwell, A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Obsolete Phrases, Proverbs, and Ancient Customs, from the Fourteenth Century
- But why do they let ’un stray out of the veels?
- 1869, James Jennings, The Dialect of the West of England, particularly Somersetshire
- Veel. s. A field; a corn land unenclosed.
Derived terms
- veelvare
Anagrams
Afrikaans
Alternative forms
- feul (obsolete)
- veul (archaic)
Etymology
From Dutch veel, from Middle Dutch vele, from Old Dutch filo, from Proto-Germanic *felu.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
veel
- (chiefly with negatives or when modified by adverbs) much, a lot
- Sy weet nie veel nie, maar haar moeder wis baie veel.
- She doesn't know much, but her mother really knew a lot
Synonyms
- baie (more common synonym with a mostly complementary distribution)
Determiner
veel
- (chiefly with negatives or when modified by adverbs) much, many
- Ons het nie veel perde nie.
- We don't have many horses.
Synonyms
- baie (more common synonym with a mostly complementary distribution)
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch vele, from Old Dutch filo, from Proto-Germanic *felu.
Determiner
veel (comparative meer, superlative meest)
Usage notes
As a determiner veel typically isn't inflected in informal Dutch, except before definite nouns:
- Veel omwonenden klagen over de rotzooi in het park.
- Many local residents complain about the mess in the park.
- Het vele geweld dreef inwoners weg.
- The large amount of violence drove inhabitants away.
In formal style the inflected form vele may also be used for plurals:
- Vele rolstoelgebruikers hadden bezwaren tegen de plannen.
- Many wheelchair users had objections against the plans.
In this case, vele usually emphasizes the individual persons or things in the group, while veel emphasizes the size of the group.
Declension
Derived terms
Pronoun
veel (comparative meer, superlative het meest or het meeste, personal plural velen)
Usage notes
- With the word veel, Dutch usually doesn't distinguish between countable and uncountable as English does with much and many. However, speakers may use vele rather than veel to refer to a countable referent (and velen specifically in the case of persons). This distinction may be viewed as somewhat formal.
Derived terms
Related terms
- vele (“many”, pronoun)
Descendants
Adverb
veel (comparative meer, superlative meest)
Synonyms
- (frequently): vaak
Antonyms
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
veel
- inflection of velen:
Etymology 3
Noun
veel f (plural veels or velen, diminutive veeltje n)
Anagrams
Dutch Low Saxon
Alternative forms
- völle
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adverb
veel
Adjective
veel
Estonian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *veelä, from a Baltic language. Cognate to Lithuanian vėl, Latvian vēl and Finnish vielä.
Adverb
veel (not comparable)
Etymology 2
Noun
veel
Anagrams
German Low German
Alternative forms
Etymology
Adverb
veel
- (in many dialects, including Low Prussian) much
- veel to lat (Low Prussian)
- much too late
Adjective
veel
- (in many dialects, including Low Prussian) much (a lot of) (when used in the singular)
- veel Melk (Low Prussian)
- a lot of milk
- (in many dialects, including Low Prussian) many (when used in the plural)
- veele Kinga (Low Prussian)
- many children
Ingrian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *veelä, borrowed from a Baltic language. Cognates include Finnish vielä and Estonian veel.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Adverb
veel
- still
- nevertheless
- 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva:
- Talveel pessii kylmääl veel.
- In the cold winter wash yourself nevertheless.
- also, too
- 1936, V. I. Junus, P. L. Maksimov, Inkeroisin keelen oppikirja alkuşkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 4:
- Sanokaa veel milläin ikkee meeli oravast.
- Also say any kind of thought about a squirrel.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Noun
veel
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 660
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman veel, from Latin vitellus.
Pronunciation
Noun
veel (plural veles)
- veal (the meat of a calf)
- A calf (young cow)
- c. 1450, Mirour Saluacioun:
- The ydolatiers of the golden veel.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Descendants
References
- “vēl(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-5.
Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
veel oblique singular, m (oblique plural veeaus or veeax or veiaus or veiax or veels, nominative singular veeaus or veeax or veiaus or veiax or veels, nominative plural veel)
- calf (young cow or bull)
Descendants
References
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (veel, supplement)
- veel on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub
Votic
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *veelä.
Pronunciation
Adverb
veel
References
- Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “veelä”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn
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