# feil

feil is a German adjective meaning “venal”.

## In other languages

- Русский: продающийся, продажный, выставленный для продажи

## Meanings

1. _derogatory · literary_ venal, capable of being bribed or prostituted
   - feile Knechte — venal minions
2. _archaic · literary_ for sale, vendible, purchasable (now at most predicatively with sein, stehen, and in the compounds below)

## Examples

- 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.

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