whel
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English hwēol, from Proto-Germanic *hweulu, plural of *hwehwl, from Proto-Germanic *hwehwlą, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hweːl/
Noun
whel (plural wheles)
- A wheel (circular device for motion):
- The wheel as a symbol of fluctuation or repetition.
- A breaking wheel; a wheel used as for torture.
- A wheel as or in a machine (e.g. a waterwheel; a potter's wheel).
- A circular movement or figure (especially in astronomy).
- (rare) A hinge or pivot for a gate.
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Descendants
References
- “whēl(e, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-06.
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