weall

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Old English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /wæ͜ɑll/, [wæ͜ɑɫ]

Etymology 1

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From Proto-West Germanic *wall.

Noun

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weall m

  1. wall
    • 10th century, The Wanderer:
      swā nū missenlīċe · ġeond þisne middanġeard
      winde biwāune · weallas stondaþ,
      hrīme bihrorene, · hrȳðġe þā ederas.
      as now walls are standing differently
      over this world, blown by wind,
      covered by frost, the slow-swept dwellings.
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Germanic *wallō.

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weall f (nominative plural wealla)

  1. fervour; uproar
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weall n

  1. boiled or mulled wine
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