weal

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: wēl, IPA(key): /wiːl/ (General American) IPA(key): /wil/ Homophones: we'll, wheal, wheel (wine–whine merger) Rhymes: -iːl === Etymology 1 === From Middle English wele, from Old English wela (“wellness, welfare, prosperity, riches, well-being, wealth”), from Proto-West Germanic *welō, from Proto-Germanic *walô (“well-being, wellness, weal”). Cognate with German Wohl, Danish vel, Swedish väl. ==== Noun ==== weal (uncountable) (obsolete) Wealth, riches. [10th–19th c.] (literary) Welfare, prosperity. [from 10th c.] (by extension) Boon, benefit. Specifically, the general happiness of a community, country etc. (often with qualifying word). [from 15th c.] ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== in weal or woe ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === See wale. ==== Noun ==== weal (plural weals) A raised, longitudinal wound, usually purple, on the surface of flesh caused by a stroke of a rod or whip; a welt. Synonym: wheal ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== weal (third-person singular simple present weals, present participle wealing, simple past and past participle wealed) To mark with stripes; to wale. === Anagrams === alew, e-law, lawe, wale == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /wæ͜ɑl/ Rhymes: -æ͜ɑl === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== weal m alternative form of wealh ===== Declension ===== Strong a-stem: === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== weal m alternative form of weall ===== Declension ===== Strong a-stem: