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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vell

/vɛl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English

Syllables
vell
IPA
/vɛl/
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cut the turf from, as for burning.

British usage; Obsolete

noun

The salted stomach of a calf, used in making rennet

British usage; Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

Compare Latin vellus (“the skin of a sheep with the wool on it, a fleece, a hide or pelt”), or English fell (“a hide”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

vells (present, singular) velling (participle, present) velled (participle, past) velled (past) vells (plural)

Rhymes With

well as well tell hell lol sell hotel cell fell bell el personnel

Questions

How do you pronounce vell?
The recorded pronunciation is /vɛl/.
What does vell mean?
To cut the turf from, as for burning.
Where does vell come from?
Compare Latin vellus (“the skin of a sheep with the wool on it, a fleece, a hide or pelt”), or English fell (“a hide”).

How to pronounce vell

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