beal

beal · noun¹

1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*būlijǭ“swelling”
2. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*būlijā
3. Old English · inherited frombȳle“boil, carbuncle, bile”
4. Middle English · inherited frombeel
5. English todaybeal

From Middle English beel, bele, from Old English bȳle (“boil, carbuncle, bile”), from Proto-West Germanic *būlijā, from Proto-Germanic *būlijǭ (“swelling”), from *būlǭ (“swelling, bump, boil”). More at boil.

beal · verb²

1. Middle English · inherited frombelen
2. English todaybeal

From Middle English belen, from bele (see above).

beal · verb³

1. Old Norse · derived frombelja“to bellow, roar”
2. Middle English · inherited frombelien
3. English todaybeal

From Middle English belien, from Old Norse belja (“to bellow, roar”).

Beal · proper noun⁴

1. Old English · derived frombeo“bee”
2. English todayBeal

Named after several places in England, from Old English beo (“bee”) + hyll (“hill”).

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