wel in Old English

IPA: /wel/ Forms: bet [comparative], betest [superlative] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *wela, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-. Akin to Old Frisian wela, Old Saxon wela, Old High German wola, Old Norse vel, Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰 (waila). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*wela}} Proto-Germanic *wela, {{der|ang|ine-pro|*welh₁-}} Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-, {{cog|ofs|wela}} Old Frisian wela, {{cog|osx|wela}} Old Saxon wela, {{cog|goh|wola}} Old High German wola, {{cog|non|vel}} Old Norse vel, {{cog|got|𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰}} Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰 (waila) Head templates: {{ang-adv|comp=bet|sup=betest}} wel (comparative bet, superlative betest)

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{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "wel"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: wel, well, weel, weele, wele, welle, wulle, wille, wal, wol\nEnglish: well\nGeordie English: weel\nScots: weel, wele, weil, weill\nYola: waal, wull, well, wel, vella (before consonant)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: wel, well, weel, weele, wele, welle, wulle, wille, wal, wol\nEnglish: well\nGeordie English: weel\nScots: weel, wele, weil, weill\nYola: waal, wull, well, wel, vella (before consonant)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*wela"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *wela",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*welh₁-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ofs",
        "2": "wela"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Frisian wela",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "wela"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon wela",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "wola"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German wola",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "vel"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse vel",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰"
      },
      "expansion": "Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰 (waila)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *wela, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-. Akin to Old Frisian wela, Old Saxon wela, Old High German wola, Old Norse vel, Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰 (waila).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bet",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "betest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "comp": "bet",
        "sup": "betest"
      },
      "expansion": "wel (comparative bet, superlative betest)",
      "name": "ang-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 10 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "well"
      ],
      "id": "en-wel-ang-adv-p3Irdl0V",
      "links": [
        [
          "well",
          "well"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/wel/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wel"
}

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{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "wel"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: wel, well, weel, weele, wele, welle, wulle, wille, wal, wol\nEnglish: well\nGeordie English: weel\nScots: weel, wele, weil, weill\nYola: waal, wull, well, wel, vella (before consonant)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: wel, well, weel, weele, wele, welle, wulle, wille, wal, wol\nEnglish: well\nGeordie English: weel\nScots: weel, wele, weil, weill\nYola: waal, wull, well, wel, vella (before consonant)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*wela"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *wela",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*welh₁-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ofs",
        "2": "wela"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Frisian wela",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "wela"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon wela",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "wola"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German wola",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "vel"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse vel",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰"
      },
      "expansion": "Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰 (waila)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *wela, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-. Akin to Old Frisian wela, Old Saxon wela, Old High German wola, Old Norse vel, Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰 (waila).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bet",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "betest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "comp": "bet",
        "sup": "betest"
      },
      "expansion": "wel (comparative bet, superlative betest)",
      "name": "ang-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English adverbs",
        "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old English lemmas",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 10 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "well"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "well",
          "well"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/wel/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wel"
}

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"wel" meaning in Old English

Adverb