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Middle English
- ȝweol, hwel, qweel, qwel, qwele, qwell, qweyll, wele, wheel, wheele, whele, whelle, wheol, wheyle, wheylle
Etymology
From Old English hwēol, from Proto-Germanic *hweulu, plural of *hwehwl, from Proto-Germanic *hwehwlą, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos.
Pronunciation
Noun
whel (plural wheles)
- A wheel (circular device for motion):
- The wheel as a symbol of fluctuation or repetition.
- A breaking wheel; a wheel used as for torture.
- A wheel as or in a machine (e.g. a waterwheel; a potter's wheel).
- A circular movement or figure (especially in astronomy).
- (rare) A hinge or pivot for a gate.
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