vell

English

Verb

vell (third-person singular simple present vells, present participle velling, simple past and past participle velled)

  1. (UK, dialect) To cut the turf from, as for burning.
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Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *veclus, from Latin vetulus, diminutive of vetus.

Adjective

vell m (feminine vella, masculine plural vells, feminine plural velles)

  1. old

Etymology 2

From Latin vĕllus.

Noun

vell m (plural vells)

  1. (agriculture) fleece
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