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wale
1[ weyl ]
/ weɪl /
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noun
verb (used with object), waled, wal·ing.
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Origin of wale
1before 1050; (noun) Middle English; Old English walu ridge, rib, wheal; cognate with Old Norse vǫlr,Gothic walus rod, wand; (v.) late Middle English, derivative of the noun
Words nearby wale
Waldo, Waldorf salad, Waldstein, waldsterben, Waldwick, wale, Waler, Wales, Wałęsa, Walesa, Lech, Waley
Other definitions for wale (2 of 2)
wale2
[ weyl ]
/ weɪl /
noun
something that is selected as the best; choice.
verb (used with object), waled, wal·ing.
to choose; select.
Origin of wale
21250–1300; Middle English wal(e) <Old Norse val choice, velja to choose
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British Dictionary definitions for wale (1 of 2)
wale1
/ (weɪl) /
noun
the raised mark left on the skin after the stroke of a rod or whip
- the weave or texture of a fabric, such as the ribs in corduroy
- a vertical row of stitches in knittingCompare course (def. 14)
nautical
- a ridge of planking along the rail of a ship
- See gunwale
verb (tr)
to raise a wale or wales on by striking
to weave with a wale
Word Origin for wale
Old English walu weal 1; related to Old Norse vala knuckle, Dutch wäle
British Dictionary definitions for wale (2 of 2)
wale2
/ (weɪl) Scot and Northern English dialect /
noun
a choice
anything chosen as the best
adjective
choice
verb
(tr) to choose
Word Origin for wale
C14: from Old Norse val choice, related to German Wahl
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Medical definitions for wale
wale
[ wāl ]
n.
A mark raised on the skin, as by a whip; a weal or welt.
v.
To raise marks on the skin, as by whipping.
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