"wale" meaning in Middle English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈwaːl(ə)/ Forms: wal [alternative], wall [alternative], wayle [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old Norse *valu, earlier form of vǫl, variant of val, from Proto-Germanic *walą. Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|selection}}, {{bor+|enm|non||*valu}} Borrowed from Old Norse *valu, {{der|enm|gem-pro|*walą}} Proto-Germanic *walą Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} wale, {{enm-adj}} wale
  1. amazing, of great quality or talent.
    Sense id: en-wale-enm-adj-enm:great Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Medicine, Woods Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 12 7 9 12 5 7 3 2 7 5 4 10 3 8 5 3 Disambiguation of Medicine: 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 34 0 23 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Woods: 9 8 3 3 8 7 8 6 6 7 11 8 3 3 9 3
  2. pleasing, nice, enjoyable, benevolent
    Sense id: en-wale-enm-adj-fcghePFy
  3. strong, firm, strengthy
    Sense id: en-wale-enm-adj-CgDiDt7r
  4. (negatively) impactful, grievous, melancholy
    Sense id: en-wale-enm-adj-u5VxnGnH Categories (other): Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Emotions Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 1 2 1 5 2 5 6 1 1 1 10 4 6 2 1 1 7 9 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 12 7 9 12 5 7 3 2 7 5 4 10 3 8 5 3 Disambiguation of Emotions: 4 3 16 36 2 3 2 1 9 2 2 3 3 10 2 3
  5. (rare) decided, resolved, picked. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-wale-enm-adj-q-Tfqe14 Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3 Categories (other): Nautical Disambiguation of Nautical: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: /ˈwaːl(ə)/ Forms: wælh [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English wealh. For the phonological development, compare hale. Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|outsider}}, {{dercat|enm|gmw-pro|gem-pro|inh=2}}, {{inh|enm|ang|wealh}} Old English wealh Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} wale
  1. (rare) An outsider; a guest; one from an unfamiliar land. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-wale-enm-noun-7rv4rV5E
  2. (rare) A thrall; a hireling. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-wale-enm-noun-mwNRAt3~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Wales, Walsch, walmore, walnot, walwort
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Nautical Disambiguation of Nautical: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: /ˈwaːl(ə)/ Forms: wales [plural], walle [alternative], wala [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English walu, from Proto-West Germanic *walu, from Proto-Germanic *waluz. Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|planking}}, {{inh|enm|ang|walu}} Old English walu, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*walu}} Proto-West Germanic *walu, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*waluz}} Proto-Germanic *waluz Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} wale, {{enm-noun}} wale (plural wales)
  1. A wooden board used for creating the exterior of a vessel; planking.
    Sense id: en-wale-enm-noun-1DOBdszH
  2. (rare) A welt; an injury created by use of a whip or a similar weapon. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-wale-enm-noun-a1aCUyVM
  3. (rare) A lesion; a boil. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-wale-enm-noun-exHSx9Gq Categories (other): Medicine Disambiguation of Medicine: 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 34 0 23 0 0 0 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Nautical Disambiguation of Nautical: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: /ˈwaːl(ə)/ Forms: wal [alternative], wall [alternative], wayle [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old Norse *valu, earlier form of vǫl, variant of val, from Proto-Germanic *walą. Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|selection}}, {{bor+|enm|non||*valu}} Borrowed from Old Norse *valu, {{der|enm|gem-pro|*walą}} Proto-Germanic *walą Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} wale
  1. A selection or possibility; a decision.
    Sense id: en-wale-enm-noun-qeuZsLgK Categories (other): Woods Disambiguation of Woods: 9 8 3 3 8 7 8 6 6 7 11 8 3 3 9 3
  2. (rare) A preference; something chosen due to its quality. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-wale-enm-noun-5yJOBb-i Categories (other): Medicine Disambiguation of Medicine: 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 34 0 23 0 0 0 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: walen
Etymology number: 3 Categories (other): Nautical Disambiguation of Nautical: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|altform=1}} wale
  1. Alternative form of vale Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: vale
    Sense id: en-wale-enm-noun-eZpuXGOT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4 Categories (other): Nautical Disambiguation of Nautical: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|altform=1}} wale
  1. Alternative form of wal Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: wal
    Sense id: en-wale-enm-noun-YVBPqfhZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5 Categories (other): Nautical Disambiguation of Nautical: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|altform=1}} wale
  1. Alternative form of whal Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: whal
    Sense id: en-wale-enm-noun-EwXrIi3m Categories (other): Woods Disambiguation of Woods: 9 8 3 3 8 7 8 6 6 7 11 8 3 3 9 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 7 Categories (other): Nautical Disambiguation of Nautical: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|altform=1}} wale
  1. Alternative form of walen Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: walen
    Sense id: en-wale-enm-verb-0zyThXZq
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 6 Categories (other): Nautical Disambiguation of Nautical: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "wale"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Middle English alternative forms",
    "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Pages with 13 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "enm:Emotions",
    "enm:Medicine",
    "enm:Nautical",
    "enm:People",
    "enm:Woods"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 7,
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      },
      "expansion": "wale",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "whal"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of whal"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "whal",
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        ]
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "wale"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Middle English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-06-16 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-06-01 using wiktextract (074e7de and f1c2b61). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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