wellen
Meaning
-
to soak, to soften by putting into water
Concepts
weld
spring
well up
arise
well
meld
Etymology
From Middle Dutch wellen, Old Dutch *wellen, from Proto-West Germanic *wallijan.
New
wel
-
- the opposite of not (used to add positive emphasis to the verb, much like the auxiliaries do or does in affirmative sentences in English)
- no less than, as much as, as many as (expressing amazement)
- fairly
- (dated,dialectal) well
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