speel

or speil

[ speel ]
/ spil /

verb (used with or without object) Scot. and North England.

to climb; ascend; mount.

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Origin of speel

First recorded in 1505–15; origin uncertain

Words nearby speel

speedwalk, speedway, speedwell, speedwriting, speedy, speel, speer, speir, speiss, spek, speke
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British Dictionary definitions for speil

speel
/ (spiːl) /

noun

Manchester dialect a splinter of wood

Word Origin for speel

probably from Old Norse; compare Norwegian spela, spila, Swedish spjela, spjele spill ²
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