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waal

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See also: Waal and wa·al

Yola

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle English wal, wulle, well, from Old English wel.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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waal

  1. well
    • 1867, “ABOUT AN OLD SOW GOING TO BE KILLED”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 3, page 106:
      A plaauge apan Portheare! Hea'de luther me waal,
      A plague upon Porter, he'd hide me well,

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References

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  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 76