- hwylca
- m (-n/-n) pustule, tumor, boil
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hwylca
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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
whelk — whelk1 /hwelk, welk/, n. any of several large, spiral shelled, marine gastropods of the family Buccinidae, esp. Buccinum undatum, that is used for food in Europe. [bef. 900; late ME, aspirated var. of ME welk, OE weoloc] whelk2 /hwelk, welk/, n.… … Universalium
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
whelk — I [[t](h)wɛlk, wɛlk[/t]] n. ivt any of various medium to large sized, spiral shelled marine gastropods of the family Buccinidae, as Buccinum undatum, used for food • Etymology: bef. 900; late ME, aspirated var. of ME welk, OE weoloc II whelk… … From formal English to slang
whelk — I. /wɛlk / (say welk) noun any of various large spiral shelled marine gastropods of the family Buccinidae, as the giant whelk Verconella maxima found along the continental shelf from SA to NSW. {Middle English welke, Old English weoloc; origin… …
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
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
