Meaning weal
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weal"well-being," Old English wela "wealth," in late Old English also "welfare, well-being," from West Germanic *welon-, from PIE root *wel- (2) "to wish, will" (se [..]
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weal"raised mark on skin," 1821, alteration of wale (q.v.).
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wealn. Well-being.
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weal(n) a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions
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(obsolete) Wealth, riches. 10th-19th c.
(now,_|literary) Welfare, prosperity. from 10th c.
* Francis Bacon
*: as we love the weal of our souls and bodies
* Milton
*: to him linked in weal or w [..]
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