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{
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},
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}
],
"text": "English: well"
},
{
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},
"expansion": "Geordie English: weel",
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}
],
"text": "Geordie English: weel"
},
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"3": "wele",
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},
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"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Scots: weel, wele, weil, weill"
},
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"2": "waal",
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},
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}
],
"text": "Yola: waal, wull, well, wel; vella"
}
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"2": "gem-pro",
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},
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}
],
"etymology_text": "From Old English wel, from Proto-Germanic *wela.",
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{
"form": "bettre",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
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"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "best",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
}
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"6": "best",
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},
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},
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},
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}
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"Well, amazingly, expertly; in a good or excellent way:",
"Fittingly, suitably; in a fitting way."
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[
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"fittingly"
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]
]
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"Well, amazingly, expertly; in a good or excellent way:",
"Correctly, accurately; in an accurate way."
],
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"well"
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"Correctly",
"correctly"
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"accurately"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"Well, amazingly, expertly; in a good or excellent way:",
"Stoutly, boldly, bravely; with courageousness."
],
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"well"
],
[
"boldly",
"boldly"
],
[
"bravely",
"bravely"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"Well, amazingly, expertly; in a good or excellent way:",
"In an easily discernible or understood manner."
],
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"links": [
[
"Well",
"well"
],
[
"discernible",
"discernible"
],
[
"understood",
"understood"
]
]
},
{
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"Well, amazingly, expertly; in a good or excellent way:",
"In a way suggesting acute discernment or reasoning."
],
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[
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"well"
],
[
"discernment",
"discernment"
],
[
"reasoning",
"reasoning"
]
],
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"Well, amazingly, expertly; in a good or excellent way:",
"(rare) In a way suggesting acute discernment or reasoning."
],
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]
},
{
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"Well, amazingly, expertly; in a good or excellent way:",
"With no challenge, struggle, or hardship."
],
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[
"Well",
"well"
],
[
"challenge",
"challenge"
],
[
"struggle",
"struggle"
],
[
"hardship",
"hardship"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"Well, amazingly, expertly; in a good or excellent way:",
"In a large quantity or amount; copiously or plenteously."
],
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"links": [
[
"Well",
"well"
],
[
"copiously",
"copiously"
],
[
"plenteously",
"plenteously"
]
]
},
{
"examples": [
{
"english": "Geoffrey Chaucer",
"text": "Ful wel she sange the service devine, / Entuned in hire nose ful swetely."
}
],
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"Well, amazingly, expertly; in a good or excellent way:",
"Well, amazingly, expertly; in a good or excellent way"
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"well"
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"Well, amazingly, expertly; in a good or excellent way:"
]
},
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"With care, attention, or fastidiousness:",
"Mindfully; with care taken to others' wishes or beliefs."
],
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"care",
"care"
],
[
"fastidiousness",
"fastidiousness"
],
[
"Mindfully",
"mindfully"
],
[
"wishes",
"wishes"
],
[
"beliefs",
"beliefs"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"With care, attention, or fastidiousness:",
"Painstakingly; with care taken to include or incorporate details."
],
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],
[
"fastidiousness",
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[
"Painstakingly",
"painstakingly"
],
[
"details",
"details"
]
]
},
{
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"With care, attention, or fastidiousness:",
"Cautiously; with care taken to avoid mistakes."
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"care",
"care"
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[
"fastidiousness",
"fastidiousness"
],
[
"Cautiously",
"cautiously"
],
[
"mistakes",
"mistakes"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"In a way that is appealing or pleasing to someone or some standard:",
"Traditionally; in the prescribed or proper way."
],
"id": "en-wel-enm-adv-TvVTzEbV",
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]
]
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"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
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}
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"glosses": [
"In a way that is appealing or pleasing to someone or some standard:",
"Virtuously, morally, religiously; according to morals."
],
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"links": [
[
"Virtuously",
"virtuously"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"In a way that is appealing or pleasing to someone or some standard:",
"Healthily; in a way displaying good health and condition."
],
"id": "en-wel-enm-adv-b3qMN-RV",
"links": [
[
"health",
"health"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"In a way that is appealing or pleasing to someone or some standard:",
"Beautifully; in a way pleasing to senses or sensibilities."
],
"id": "en-wel-enm-adv-gGGCQg0G",
"links": [
[
"Beautifully",
"beautifully"
],
[
"sensibilities",
"sensibilities"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"In a way that is appealing or pleasing to someone or some standard:",
"Kindly, approvingly; in a way causing respect."
],
"id": "en-wel-enm-adv-aigpjMPJ",
"links": [
[
"Kindly",
"kindly"
],
[
"approvingly",
"approvingly"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"To or with a great extent or depth: extensively, comprehensively:",
"In an intensifying sense; highly, greatly, very."
],
"id": "en-wel-enm-adv-6zbwMSTC",
"links": [
[
"extensively",
"extensively"
],
[
"comprehensively",
"comprehensively"
],
[
"highly",
"highly"
],
[
"greatly",
"greatly"
],
[
"very",
"very"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"To or with a great extent or depth: extensively, comprehensively:",
"In a superlative sense; incredibly, really, extremely."
],
"id": "en-wel-enm-adv-Phgl~MDn",
"links": [
[
"extensively",
"extensively"
],
[
"comprehensively",
"comprehensively"
],
[
"incredibly",
"incredibly"
],
[
"really",
"really"
],
[
"extremely",
"extremely"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"To or with a great extent or depth: extensively, comprehensively:",
"Totally, entirely; in a way that encompasses everything"
],
"id": "en-wel-enm-adv-B34Tgd~D",
"links": [
[
"extensively",
"extensively"
],
[
"comprehensively",
"comprehensively"
],
[
"Totally",
"totally"
],
[
"entirely",
"entirely"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"To or with a great extent or depth: extensively, comprehensively:",
"With the right or required depth or efficacy; enough."
],
"id": "en-wel-enm-adv-X9Mwe2Ox",
"links": [
[
"extensively",
"extensively"
],
[
"comprehensively",
"comprehensively"
],
[
"right",
"right"
],
[
"required",
"required"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"To or with a great extent or depth: extensively, comprehensively:",
"In a final or decisive manner; with finality."
],
"id": "en-wel-enm-adv-ZZhlM0FN",
"links": [
[
"extensively",
"extensively"
],
[
"comprehensively",
"comprehensively"
],
[
"final",
"final"
],
[
"finality",
"finality"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"Luckily, fortuitously; with good luck or fortune."
],
"id": "en-wel-enm-adv-AUW6oqNu",
"links": [
[
"Luckily",
"luckily"
],
[
"fortuitously",
"fortuitously"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"In a rigid or secure way; stably or fixedly."
],
"id": "en-wel-enm-adv-lMGAVhzE",
"links": [
[
"stably",
"stably"
],
[
"fixedly",
"fixedly"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"For a suitable or fitting reason or cause; appropriately."
],
"id": "en-wel-enm-adv-CKUDMLqa",
"links": [
[
"appropriately",
"appropriately"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"As much as; to the specified extent, not smaller than."
],
"id": "en-wel-enm-adv-7tC3cL5N"
},
{
"glosses": [
"Around, about (a given quantity or measure)"
],
"id": "en-wel-enm-adv-hH~-fce~",
"links": [
[
"about",
"about"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"Probably, maybe, potentially."
],
"id": "en-wel-enm-adv-stY897WW",
"links": [
[
"potentially",
"potentially"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(semi-interjectional) Probably, maybe, potentially."
]
},
{
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"kind": "topical",
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"name": "Senses",
"orig": "enm:Senses",
"parents": [
"Perception",
"Body",
"Human",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Truthfully, honestly; in a heartfelt way."
],
"id": "en-wel-enm-adv-7gSlkANZ",
"raw_glosses": [
"(rare) Truthfully, honestly; in a heartfelt way."
],
"tags": [
"rare"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/wɛl/"
},
{
"ipa": "/wɛːl/"
},
{
"ipa": "/weːl/"
}
],
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"word": "weele"
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"word": "wele"
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"word": "welle"
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"word": "wulle"
},
{
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"word": "wille"
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{
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"word": "wal"
},
{
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"word": "wol"
}
],
"word": "wel"
}
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"name": "desc"
}
],
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}
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"7": "",
"8": "{{{3}}}",
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"lang_code": "enm",
"pos": "adj",
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{
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"Lucky; experiencing good luck or fortune."
],
"id": "en-wel-enm-adj-d7PYwFxa",
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},
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"Good, worthy, commendable; of good quality or moral status."
],
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[
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],
[
"commendable",
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]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"Wealthy, prosperous, accomplished; experiencing success."
],
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"prosperous",
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[
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"Fundamental"
],
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}
],
"glosses": [
"Pleased, happy, glad; experiencing happiness."
],
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"happy"
],
[
"glad",
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]
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"Human",
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"Fundamental"
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}
],
"glosses": [
"Healthy; experiencing good health and/or in good condition."
],
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"links": [
[
"Healthy",
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},
{
"glosses": [
"Fine, acceptable, suitable, useable; having no problems."
],
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"acceptable"
],
[
"suitable",
"suitable"
],
[
"useable",
"useable"
]
]
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"Sciences",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
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}
],
"glosses": [
"Having good grooming or personal hygiene."
],
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"(rare) Having good grooming or personal hygiene."
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"tags": [
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}
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},
{
"ipa": "/wɛːl/"
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{
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[
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[
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[
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{
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{
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{
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},
"expansion": "Old English wel",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*wela"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Germanic *wela",
"name": "inh"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Old English wel, from Proto-Germanic *wela.",
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "interjection"
},
"expansion": "wel",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "Middle English",
"lang_code": "enm",
"pos": "intj",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"Used to preface or begin a statement or situation."
],
"links": [
[
"preface",
"preface#English"
],
[
"begin",
"begin#English"
],
[
"statement",
"statement#English"
],
[
"situation",
"situation#English"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"Used to acknowledge or reply to a statement or situation."
],
"links": [
[
"acknowledge",
"acknowledge#English"
],
[
"statement",
"statement#English"
],
[
"situation",
"situation#English"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"Used to indicate victory, realisation, or overcoming."
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/wɛl/"
},
{
"ipa": "/wɛːl/"
},
{
"ipa": "/weːl/"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "well"
},
{
"word": "weel"
},
{
"word": "weele"
},
{
"word": "wele"
},
{
"word": "welle"
},
{
"tags": [
"adverb",
"rare"
],
"word": "wulle"
},
{
"word": "wille"
},
{
"word": "wal"
},
{
"word": "wol"
}
],
"word": "wel"
}
{
"called_from": "page/1498/20230118",
"msg": "''Well, amazingly, expertly; in '[...]' gloss has examples we want to keep, but there are subglosses.",
"path": [
"wel"
],
"section": "Middle English",
"subsection": "adverb",
"title": "wel",
"trace": ""
}
{
"called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
"msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: semi-interjectional",
"path": [
"wel"
],
"section": "Middle English",
"subsection": "adverb",
"title": "wel",
"trace": ""
}
{
"called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
"msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: semi-interjectional",
"path": [
"wel"
],
"section": "Middle English",
"subsection": "adverb",
"title": "wel",
"trace": ""
}
{
"called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
"msg": "unrecognized head form: almost always predicative",
"path": [
"wel"
],
"section": "Middle English",
"subsection": "adjective",
"title": "wel",
"trace": ""
}
This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Middle English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-20 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (1d5a7d1 and 304864d). 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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