wheal

Meaning

Noun

A small raised swelling on the skin, often itchy, caused by a blow from a whip or an insect bite etc.

Verb

Synonym of wale.

Synonyms

wale

weal

welt

groove

happiness

hummock

lesion

prosperity

prosperousness

ridge

scar

sore

streak

stria

striation

stripe

welfare

well being

tin ore

flute

🪈

wound mark

fluting

fortune

Translations

sivilce

Dollbord

σπιθούρι

kabarcık

ευημερία

ίχνος μαστιγώσεως

βουρδουλιά

ξυλιά

ράβδωση

البثرة

prospérité

piaga

ponfo

pomfo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/wiːl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: whele

Inherited from Old English: *hwele

Cognate with Old English: hwelian

Cognate with Old English: hwelca

In summary

From Middle English whele (“boil”), from Old English *hwele (“boil”); related to Old English hwelian (“to fester, ulcerate”). Compare also Old English hwelca, hwylca (“an inflamed swelling, pustule”).