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==English==

===Alternative forms===
* {{l|en|speil}}, {{l|en|spele}}, {{l|en|speal}}, {{l|en|spiel}}, {{l|en|spael}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|en|en-au-speel.ogg|a=AU}}

===Etymology 1===
From {{bor|en|enm-esc|speill|t=to climb}}, of obscure origin. From or akin to  {{der|en|enm-esc|spelare|t=acrobat, tumbler}}. Probably from {{der|en|dum|spelen|t=to play, walk a tight rope, do gymnastic tricks, juggle, perform as an actor or clown}}, see {{l|en|spiel}}. Alternately, representing a continuation of {{inh|en|enm|spilen}}, from {{inh|en|ang|spilian|t=to play}}.

====Verb====
{{en-verb}}

# {{lb|en|dialect|Scottish and Northern English}} To [[climb]].
#* '''1832''' March 5, ''Memoirs of a Paisley Baillie'', ''The Day: A Journal of Literature, Fine Arts, Fashions, &c.'', Glasgow, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=lnYOAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA218&lpg=PA218&dq=%22speeled%22|%22speeling%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=5cyK8wCQSl&sig=AC84v2kmInOejXfqhM-g53F6WsM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Xd9dUJXrLeWPiAeknYHYDA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22speeled%22|%22speeling%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 218],
#*: This I thocht at the time when he was '''speeling''' up the ladder before me in the Hie Kirk steeple ; but good breeding, at that particular time, keeped me from taking ony correck view of how things stood in that quarter.
#* {{quote-text|en|year=1841|chapter=Humorous Traits of an Old Highland Gentleman|title=Chambers′ Edinburgh Journal|section=Volume 9, Numbers 317-318, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=d7MaAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA94&lpg=PA94&dq=%22speeled%22%7C%22speeling%22+australia+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=s6RxOA3aOV&sig=lBg2BLWipJERuB1N-iDN54rcosg&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ctpdUPe7FuuciAfj-oHgCg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22speeled%22%7C%22speeling%22%20australia%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 94]
|passage=They were catched '''speeling''' up the lamp-posts and taking oot the cruizes and drinking the ulye, wick and a′.}}
#* '''1860''', Hugh MacDonald, ''Days at the Coast: A Series of Sketches Descriptive of the Firth of Clyde'', Glasgow, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=UbpCAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA255&lpg=PA255&dq=%22speeled%22|%22speeling%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=Bi39ltnRtQ&sig=fz13lr7f6FcMQYe-Pld4hJ7LaoI&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Xd9dUJXrLeWPiAeknYHYDA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22speeled%22|%22speeling%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 255],
#*: There is a comfortable inn at this picturesque spot, where those who purpose '''speeling''' the lofty Ben generally prepare for their arduous undertaking.

===Etymology 2===
From English dialectal {{m|en|speel|t=talk; lingo; patter}}, short for {{m|en|bonspiel}}. Related to {{m|en|spiel}}.

====Verb====
{{en-verb}}

# To talk at length, to [[spiel]].
#* {{quote-book|en|year=1972|author=Sven Berlin|title=Pride of the Peacock: The Evolution of an Artist|pageurl=http://books.google.com.au/books?id=Xi4GAAAAMAAJ&q=%22speeled%22%7C%22speeling%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22speeled%22%7C%22speeling%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=RZ7Dbu5KM7&sig=ncpFSF7rqGTJqnqw9IB_MQglwMY&hl=en&sa=X&ei=U-ldUPzVOvC8iAfV_4GIDg&redir_esc=y|page=91
|passage=Old Saxon, who was so sweet and gentle despite his long years on the halls, smiled at me and suggested I should do some '''speeling'''. Yedo gave me a megaphone. I held it to my mouth but there was silence.}}
#* '''1973''', Irene Baird, ''Waste Heritage'', Macmillan of Canada, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=kEsJAQAAIAAJ&q=%22speeled%22|%22speeling%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22speeled%22|%22speeling%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=gVsibs0WLM&sig=SpFolF05WxSmx4TxYGV39CtQ7VQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=U-ldUPzVOvC8iAfV_4GIDg&redir_esc=y page 262],
#*: “I must close now or I shall go on '''speeling''' all night.{{...}}”

===Etymology 3===

====Verb====
{{en-verb}}

# {{lb|en|dialect|Australia}} To [[run]].

===Etymology 4===
Probably from {{der|en|af|speel}}. Compare {{cog|enm|spel|t=a story; tale; narrative}}. {{doublet|en|spell|shpiel}}.

====Noun====
{{en-noun}}

# {{lb|en|chiefly|South Africa}} A story; a [[spiel]].

===Etymology 5===
Possibly related to {{m|en|spile}}.

====Alternative forms====
* {{alter|en|spool||dialectal|obsolete}}

====Noun====
{{en-noun}}

# {{lb|en|Cumbria|Lincolnshire}} A [[splinter]]; a strip of wood or metal.

===Etymology 6===
Perhaps continuing {{inh|en|enm|spilen||to revel, play}}, from {{inh|en|ang|spilian||to revel, play}}, from {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*spilōn}}. Cognate with {{cog|nl|spelen||to play}}, {{cog|de|spielen||to play}}, {{cog|lb|spillen||to play}}, {{cog|is|spila||to play}}, {{cog|fo|spæla||to play}}, {{cog|sv|spela||to play}}, {{cog|da|spille||to play}}, {{cog|no|spille||to play}}.

====Noun====
{{en-noun}}

# {{lb|en|dialectal|rural|Northern England|Scotland}} A [[game]].
#: {{ux|en|To play a good '''speel'''.}}

====Verb====
{{en-verb}}

# {{lb|en|dialectal|rural|Northern England|Scotland}} To [[lake]], [[play]], [[sport]], [[take]] [[amusement]].
#: {{ux|en|To '''speel''' ba'.}}

=====Derived terms=====
* [[spieler]]
* [[ba-spiel]]

=====References=====
* [http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/spiel The Dictionary of the Scots Language]
* [https://archive.org/stream/englishdialectdi05wrig#page/662/mode/2up The English dialect dictionary]

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=eelps|LEEPs|Leeps|Lepes|peels|sleep}}

==Afrikaans==

===Alternative forms===
* {{l|af|speul}} {{q|archaic}}

===Etymology===
From {{inh|af|nl|spelen}}, from {{inh|af|dum|spēlen}}, from {{inh|af|odt|*spilon}}, from {{inh|af|gmw-pro|*spilōn}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|af|/spɪə̯l/}}
* {{audio|af|LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar-speel.wav}}

===Verb===
{{af-verb|spelende}}

# {{lb|af|transitive|intransitive}} to [[play]]

====Derived terms====
* {{l|af|speler}}

==Dutch==

===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|nl|Nl-speel.ogg}}
* {{rhymes|nl|eːl|s=1}}

===Verb===
{{head|nl|verb form}}

# {{infl of|nl|spelen||bare-verb}}

===Anagrams===
* {{l|nl|sleep}}, {{l|nl|slepe}}, {{l|nl|spele}}

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