whele

== Middle English == === Etymology 1 === From Old English *hwele; related to Old English hwelian. ==== Alternative forms ==== whelle ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈhwɛ̞ːl(ə)/ ==== Noun ==== whele (plural whelys) A boil or wheal; a malignant lump or wound. A tumour or ulcer. ===== Related terms ===== whelen ===== Descendants ===== English: wheal ===== References ===== “whēle, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 6 May 2018. === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== whele alternative form of whel (“wheel”) === Etymology 3 === ==== Verb ==== whele alternative form of whelen (“to rotate”)