weel

weel · noun¹

1. Old English · inherited fromwiliġe
2. Middle English · derived fromwelwe
3. Old Norse · derived fromvél
4. Middle English · inherited fromwele
5. English todayweel

From Middle English wele, wyle, welle, likely a fusion of Old Norse vél ("device"; compare Icelandic vél (“a contrivance to catch fish”)) and Middle English welwe, wilwe (“a weir, trap, or other device made of willow branches”), from Old English wiliġe, wyliġe (“basket”), related to Old English weliġ (“willow”).

weel · noun²

1. Old English · inherited fromwǣl“weel, a deep pool, gulf, deep water of a stream or of the sea”
2. Middle English · inherited fromwel
3. English todayweel

From Middle English wel, weel, wele, wæl, from Old English wǣl (“weel, a deep pool, gulf, deep water of a stream or of the sea”). Cognate with Scots weil, weel (“pool, eddy, whirlpool”), Middle Low German wêl (“a pool”), Middle Low German wêlen (“to swirl, whirl”).

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