weal.
Wealth, riches.
Meaning & usage
Wealth, riches.
Welfare, prosperity.
Boon, benefit.
Specifically, the general happiness of a community, country etc. (often with qualifying word).
Where this word comes from
From Middle English wele, from Old English wela (“wellness, welfare, prosperity, riches, well-being, wealth”), from Proto-West Germanic *welō, from Proto-Germanic *walô (“well-being, wellness, weal”). Cognate with German Wohl, Danish vel, Swedish väl.
A raised, longitudinal wound, usually purple, on the surface of flesh caused by a stroke of a rod or whip; a welt.
Where this word comes from
See wale.
To mark with stripes; to wale.
Where this word comes from
See wale.
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