whele

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English *hwele; related to Old English hwelian.

Alternative forms

whelle

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhwɛːl(ə)/, /ˈhwæːl(ə)/

Noun

whele (plural whelys)

A boil or wheal; a malignant lump or wound.
A tumour or ulcer.

Related terms

whelyn

Descendants

English: wheal

References

“whēle, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-06.

Verb

whele

Alternative form of whel (“wheel”)

Verb

whele

Alternative form of whelen (“to rotate”)

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