wela

Chamicuro

Etymology

From Spanish vela.

Noun

wela

1. sail

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Hawaiian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wela/

Verb

wela

1. (stative) to be hot

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Old English

Alternative forms

• wala, weala, weola
• ƿela — wynn spelling

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *welô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwe.lɑ/

Noun

wela m

1. wealth

Declension

Declension of wela (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	wela	welan
accusative	welan	welan
genitive	welan	welena
dative	welan	welum

Derived terms

• æfwela

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “wela”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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Old Saxon

Alternative forms

• wel, wala, wola

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wela.

Adverb

wela (comparative bet, superlative best)

1. well

Descendants

• Middle Low German: wole, wol, wal
  • Low German: wol, wull

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Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish abuela.

Noun

wela

1. grandmother

Related terms

• bisawela
• welo

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Swazi

Verb

-wela

1. to cross (path, road, river)
2. to go overseas

Inflection

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Xhosa

Verb

-wela^?

1. to cross

Inflection

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