Old English · noun
hwele
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- weak n-stem
- IPA
- /ˈxwe.le/[ˈʍe.le]
- Syllables
- ˈxwe · le (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- whealpimpleboilsore
Meaning
-
sore; boil; pimple
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
Unknown. Possibly related to the verb hwelian (“to form pus”). Also compare Latin colostra.
Descendants
wheal
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