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Bambara
Verb
wele
- to call
- to invite
Derived terms
Fijian
Noun
wele
- indifference
Adjective
wele
- careless, unconcerned
- reckless (vakawelewele to specify connotative sense)
- neuter
Manipa
Noun
wele
- water
References
- James T. Collins, The Historical Relationships of the Languages of Central Maluku, Indonesia (1983), page 70
Middle English
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old English wela, from Proto-West Germanic *welō, *walō, from Proto-Germanic *walô. For more; see English weal.
Alternative forms
Noun
wele
- prosperity; happiness; well-being
- c. Late 14th Century, Pearl, Lines 340-343
- Ofte mony mon forgos þe mo. // Þe oȝte better þyseluen blesse // And love ay God in wele and wo, // For anger gaynez þe not a cresse;
Related terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
Adverb
wele
- Alternative form of wel
Adjective
wele
- Alternative form of wel
Etymology 3
Noun
wele
- Alternative form of whel (“wheel”)
References
Ternate
Pronunciation
Verb
wele
- (transitive) to hang (something)
Conjugation
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
Welsh
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Verb
wele
- (literary) third-person singular imperative of gweld
Yoruba
Etymology
Perhaps related to Olukumi gwẹ́lẹ́
Pronunciation
Verb
wéle
- (Ekiti) to follow
- Synonym: tẹ̀lé