FromMiddle Englishsomdel,sumdel(“somewhat, to an extent, in some measure; part, portion, a bit, small amount; in ~ this instance, this case”), equivalent tosome +deal.
somedeal
- (obsolete or dialect) Somepart; aportion,something;some.
somedeal (notcomparable)
- (obsolete or dialect) In some measure or degree;somewhat,partly,partially
- 1964, John Mandeville (original),Travels of John Mandeville (edited version)
- In Ethiopia all the rivers and all the waters be trouble, and they besomedeal salt for the great heat that is there.
1828,The Fair Maid of Perth[1], Large Print edition, Echo Library, published2006,→ISBN, page270:Curfew Street, and though we know he wassomedeal hurt in that matter, we cannot see why he should not do homage in leal and duteous sort.
1917, George W. Gough, “Chapter V, the Ancient High House”, in Julian Hawthorne, editor,The Yeoman Adventurer[2], Reprint edition, Echo Library, published2005,→ISBN, page27:A great, sweet lady like you wouldn't think it, of course, but it's a godsend at times for a lone woman when she's ugly enough to turn cream sour, andsomedeal crooked o' the body into the bargain.
- Merriam-Webster, somedeal
- Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia, somedeal
