- weal
- {{11}}weal (1) "well-being," O.E. wela "wealth," in late O.E. also "welfare, well-being," from W.Gmc. *welon, from PIE root *wel- "to wish, will" (see WILL (Cf. will) (v.)). Related to well (adv.).
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Weal — Weal, n. [OE. wele, AS. wela, weola, wealth, from wel well. See {Well}, adv., and cf. {Wealth}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A sound, healthy, or prosperous state of a person or thing; prosperity; happiness; welfare. [1913 Webster] God . . . grant you wele … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Weal — Weal, v. t. To promote the weal of; to cause to be prosperous. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
weal — [ wil ] noun 1. ) singular LITERARY the common weal or the public weal is the general good of all people in society 2. ) count a mark on the skin where it has been hit or injured … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
weal — Ⅰ. weal [1] (also chiefly Medicine wheal) ► NOUN ▪ a red, swollen mark left on flesh by a blow or pressure. ORIGIN variant of WALE(Cf. ↑wale), influenced by obsolete wheal «suppurate». Ⅱ. weal … English terms dictionary
Weal — Weal, n. The mark of a stripe. See {Wale}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Weal — Weal, v. t. To mark with stripes. See {Wale}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
WEAL — index boom (prosperity), prosperity, welfare Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
weal — [wi:l] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: wale weal (11 21 centuries), from Old English walu] a red swollen mark on the skin where someone has been hit … Dictionary of contemporary English
weal — weal1 [wēl] n. [var. of WALE1] a mark, line, or ridge raised on the skin, as by a blow; welt; wale weal2 [wēl] n. [ME wele < OE wela, wealth, well being, akin to OS: for IE base see WILL1] 1. a sound or prosperous state; well being; welfar … English World dictionary
weal — wē(ə)l n WELT * * * n. a transient swelling, confined to a small area of the skin, that is characteristic of urticaria and occurs following dermographism … Medical dictionary
WEAL — Infobox Radio station name = WEAL city = Greensboro, North Carolina area = Greensboro and Vicinity branding = Big WEAL slogan = airdate = frequency = 1510 kHz format = Gospel power = 820 Watts (Daytime) 200 Watts (Critical hours) erp = class =… … Wikipedia
