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beal.

A small inflammatory tumor; pustule.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/biːl/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. A small inflammatory tumor; pustule.

    dialectal · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English beel, bele, from Old English bȳle (“boil, carbuncle, bile”), from Proto-West Germanic *būlijā, from Proto-Germanic *būlijǭ (“swelling”), from *būlǭ (“swelling, bump, boil”). More at boil.

verb/biːl/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. To gather matter; swell; come to a head, as a pimple; fester; suppurate.

    Pennsylvania · Scotland · Western · dialectal
Where this word comes from

From Middle English belen, from bele (see above).

verb/biːl/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. To bellow, roar, or shout.

    UK · dialectal
Where this word comes from

From Middle English belien, from Old Norse belja (“to bellow, roar”).

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