"well" meaning in Old English

See well in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /well/, [weɫ] Forms: bet [comparative], betest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ell Head templates: {{ang-adv|comp=bet|sup=betest}} well (comparative bet, superlative betest)
  1. alternative form of wel Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: wel
    Sense id: en-well-ang-adv-zxzfJQ9h Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /well/, [weɫ]
Rhymes: -ell Head templates: {{ang-noun|m|g2=f}} well m or f Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|well}}, {{ang-decl-noun|well|wellas|well|wellas|welles|wella|welle|wellum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}}, {{ang-decl-noun-o-f|well}}, {{ang-decl-noun|well|wella,welle|welle|wella,welle|welle|wella|welle|wellum|num=|title=|type=strong ō-stem}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], well [nominative, singular], wellas [nominative, plural], well [accusative, singular], wellas [accusative, plural], welles [genitive, singular], wella [genitive, plural], welle [dative, singular], wellum [dative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], well [nominative, singular], wella [nominative, plural], welle [nominative, plural], welle [accusative, singular], wella [accusative, plural], welle [accusative, plural], welle [genitive, singular], wella [genitive, plural], welle [dative, singular], wellum [dative, plural]
  1. alternative form of wiell (“spring, fountain, well”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, feminine, masculine Alternative form of: wiell (extra: spring, fountain, well)
    Sense id: en-well-ang-noun-nUSKqxQQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "form": "bet",
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "welle",
      "source": "declension",
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