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)

2. A boil or wheal; a malignant lump or wound.
3. 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.

Etymology 2

Verb

whele

1. Alternative form of whel (“wheel”)

Etymology 3

Verb

whele

1. Alternative form of whelen (“to rotate”)