† fieladj.
Obsolete.
Comfortable.
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the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > physical comfort > [adjective] > snug or comfortable (of places)
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hygge1963
1792 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) II. 629 Frae tap to tae that cleeds me bien, And haps me fiel and warm at e'en!
1808 A. Scott Poems (ed. 2) 193 Her blankets air'd a' feil an' dry.
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