- hwelian
- \hwelian1 wv/t2 to suppurate, cause to suppurate, develop weals, come to a head [hwellan?]
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Wheal — Wheal, n. [OE. whele, AS. hwele putrefaction, hwelian to putrefy.] A pustule; a whelk. Wiseman. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
whelk — I. noun Etymology: Middle English welke, from Old English weoloc; akin to Middle Dutch willoc whelk and perhaps to Latin volvere to turn more at voluble Date: before 12th century any of numerous large marine snails (as of the genus Buccinum);… … New Collegiate Dictionary
wheal — /hweel, weel/, n. 1. a small, burning or itching swelling on the skin, as from a mosquito bite or from hives. 2. a wale or welt. Also, weal. [bef. 900; akin to WHELK2 and to obs. wheal (v.), OE hwelian to suppurate, develop wheals] * * * … Universalium
wheal — mark made on the skin by a whip, 1808, perhaps an alteration of WALE (Cf. wale), possibly by confusion with weal welt, and obsolete wheal pimple, pustule (mid 15c.), from O.E. verb hwelian to form pus, bring to a head … Etymology dictionary
whelk — whelk1 [wɛlk] noun a predatory marine mollusc with a heavy pointed spiral shell. [Family Buccinidae.] Origin OE wioloc, weoloc, of unknown origin; spelling perh. influenced by whelk2. whelk2 [wɛlk] noun archaic a pimple. Origin OE hwylca, related … English new terms dictionary
wheal — I. /wil/ (say weel) noun a mine. {Cornish huel} II. /wil/ (say weel) noun → weal2. {Middle English whele, related to obsolete wheal (verb), Old English hwelian suppurate} …
k̂eu-1, k̂eu̯ǝ- : k̂ū-, k̂u̯ā- — k̂eu 1, k̂eu̯ǝ : k̂ū , k̂u̯ā English meaning: to swell Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘schwellen, Schwellung, Wölbung” and “Höhlung; hohl”, gemeinsame Anschauung, Wölbung after außen or innen” Material: O.Ind. sv áyati ‘schwillt an, wird… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
wheal — wheal1 [hwēl, wēl] n. [ME whele, akin to OE hwelian, to suppurate] 1. Obs. a pustule; pimple 2. a small, itching elevation of the skin, as from the bite of an insect wheal2 [hwēl, wēl] n. [altered (based on WHEAL1) < … English World dictionary
whelk — 1. n. any predatory marine gastropod mollusc of the family Buccinidae, esp. the edible kind of the genus Baccinum, having a spiral shell. Etymology: OE wioloc, weoloc, of unkn. orig.: perh. infl. by WHELK(2) 2. n. a pimple. Etymology: OE hwylca f … Useful english dictionary
