wale, welt, weal, wheal
(noun) a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions
Source: WordNet® 3.1
weal (uncountable)
(obsolete) Wealth, riches. [10th-19th c.]
(literary) Welfare, prosperity. [from 10th c.]
(by extension) Boon, benefit.
Specifically, the general happiness of a community, country etc. (often with qualifying word). [from 15th c.]
weal (plural weals)
A raised, longitudinal wound, usually purple, on the surface of flesh caused by a stroke of a rod or whip; a welt.
Synonym: wheal
weal (third-person singular simple present weals, present participle wealing, simple past and past participle wealed)
To mark with stripes; to wale.
• alew, e-law, lawe, wale
Source: Wiktionary
Weal, n.
Definition: The mark of a stripe. See Wale.
Weal, v. t.
Definition: To mark with stripes. See Wale.
Weal, n. Etym: [OE. wele, AS. wela, weola, wealth, from wel well. See Well, adv., and cf. Wealth.]
1. A sound, healthy, or prosperous state of a person or thing; prosperity; happiness; welfare. God . . . grant you wele and prosperity. Chaucer. As we love the weal of our souls and bodies. Bacon. To him linked in weal or woe. Milton. Never was there a time when it more concerned the public weal that the character of the Parliament should stand high. Macaulay.
2. The body politic; the state; common wealth. [Obs.] The special watchmen of our English weal. Shak.
Weal, v. t.
Definition: To promote the weal of; to cause to be prosperous. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 March 2025
(adjective) existing or residing as an inner activating spirit or force or principle; “an indwelling divinity”; “an indwelling goodness”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
