veel
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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
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)
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 (usually uncountable) singular nouns with a definite article:
- 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.
Declension
Derived terms
Pronoun
veel (comparative meer, superlative het meest or het meeste)
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. This distinction may be viewed as old-fashioned or 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
Alternative forms
- völle
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adverb
veel
Adjective
veel
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
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
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
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.
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
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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