• Speel

    Alternative forms

    Origin

    From Old Scots speill ("to climb"), of obscure origin. From or akin to Old Scots spelare ("acrobat, tumbler"). Probably from Middle Dutch spelen ("to play, walk a tight rope, do gymnastic tricks, juggle, perform as an actor or clown"), see spiel. Alternately, representing a continuation of Old English spilian ("to play").

    Full definition of speel

    Verb

    1. (dialect, Scottish and Northern English) To climb.
    2. To talk at length, to spiel.
    3. (dialect, Australia) To run.

    Noun

    speel

    (plural speels)
    1. (dialect) A splinter; a strip of wood or metal.
    2. (chiefly South Africa) A story; a spiel.----
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