Meanings
derogatory · literaryvenal, capable of being bribed or prostituted
feile Knechtevenal minions
archaic · literaryfor sale, vendible, purchasable (now at most predicatively with sein, stehen, and in the compounds below)
Examples
GermanEnglish
Er stand da und hielt Maulaffen feil.He stood there, gawping.
Er bietet seine Waren auf dem Wochenmarkt feil.He sells his goods at the weekly market.