hwelca
Old English
noun
Definitions
- an inflamed swelling; pustule
Etymology
Affix from Old English *hwele (boil, sore).
Origin
Old English
*hwele
Gloss
boil, sore
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- wheal English
- wheal-worm English
- *hwele Old English
- whele Middle English