speil
- a variation of speel.
Example Sentences
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I'll speil tae the Goat's Ledge wi' ye; but oh, do not be making me go back there.
From The McBrides A Romance of Arran by Sillars, John
"For it'll be roucher nor lady Janet's, An' loud i' the braid daylicht; An' the wa' to speil is my iron mail, No her castle-wa' by nicht!"
From The poetical works of George MacDonald in two volumes — Volume 2 by MacDonald, George
Norse spela, spila, speil, a splinter, a chip, also spol.
From Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch by Flom, George Tobias
“Wal,” said the hardened man, apparently relenting, “I acknowledge ye’ve been a good gurl; but why shed yur now speil all the chances o’ our gettin’ a good livin’ by yur obstinateness in bizness?
From The Fatal Cord And The Falcon Rover by Reid, Mayne
