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wale

UK/ˈweɪl/ US/ˈweɪɫ/ uncommon

noun

1.

a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions

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2.

thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship

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Origin

The noun is from Middle English wāle (“planking, welt”), from Old English walu (“ridge, bank; rib, comb (of helmet); metal ridge on top of helmet; weal, mark of a blow”), from Proto-Germanic *waluz (“stick, root”), from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn, wind, roll”). Akin to Low German wāle; Old Norse vala (“knuckle”). The verb is from late Middle English wālen, from the noun.

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  • wale on

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