weel

Significado (Inglés)

Noun

1. A trap for catching fish; a weely.
2. An arrangement of hairs that keeps insects out of flowers.

Verb

Pronunciation spelling of will, representing Latino-accented English.

Sinónimos

basket

🧺

eddy

fish-trap

pool

hen-coop

willy

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/wiːl/

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

Herdado de Middle English: wele

Relativo a islandés: vél

Herdado de Old English: wilige

Relativo a Old English: welig

In summary

From Middle English wele, wyle, welle, likely a fusion of Old Norse vél ("device"; compare Icelandic vél (“a contrivance to catch fish”)) and Middle English welwe, wilwe (“a weir, trap, or other device made of willow branches”), from Old English wilige, wylige (“basket”), related to Old English welig (“willow”).