"whele" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhwɛ̞ːl(ə)/ Forms: whelys [plural], whelle [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English *hwele; related to Old English hwelian. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|*hwele}} Old English *hwele, {{cog|ang|hwelian}} Old English hwelian Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} whele, {{enm-noun|whelys}} whele (plural whelys)
  1. A boil or wheal; a malignant lump or wound.
    Sense id: en-whele-enm-noun-enm:boil
  2. A tumour or ulcer.
    Sense id: en-whele-enm-noun-XjptMS33 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Medicine Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 21 39 19 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 42 20 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 70 10 10 Disambiguation of Medicine: 37 63 0 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: whelyn
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} whele
  1. alternative form of whel (“wheel”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: whel (extra: wheel)
    Sense id: en-whele-enm-verb-QEG1HnBa
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} whele
  1. alternative form of whelen (“to rotate”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: whelen (extra: to rotate)
    Sense id: en-whele-enm-verb-MFdAlsRu
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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