weal

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[edit] Etymology 1

Old English wela

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Singular
weal

Plural
weals

weal (plural weals)

  1. (literary) welfare
  2. a sound, healthy, or prosperous state of a person or thing; prosperity; happiness; welfare.
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[edit] Etymology 2

See wale

[edit] Noun

Singular
weal

Plural
weals

weal (plural weals)

  1. a raised, longitudinal wound, usually purple, on the surface of flesh caused by stroke of rod or whip; a welt.
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  • Anagrams of aelw
  • wale