Does the word well mean

• Expanding the tarmac-delay contingency plans to include additional airports and foreign airlines• Requiring smaller and foreign carriers to report tarmac delays, and requiring the largest airlines to report tarmac delays not only on scheduled domestic flights but also on scheduled international and charter flights as well• Establishing standards for customer service plans, requiring airlines to disseminate them to passengers, and extending these provisions to foreign as well as U.S. airlines. ❋ Unknown (2010)

As for finally wanting to live, developing the ability to live well — I hope you know, sometimes, how *well* you live -, and then finding its worth artificially degraded by human stupidity… ❋ Elizabeth McClung (2009)

He says to look for plants that *live well and die well*. ❋ Unknown (2008)

You know I have read some of the above comments and some are very well noted and some are ..well not….. ❋ Unknown (2008)

One very telling public statement recently published quoted him as saying ‘contrary to what people may think I sleep very well at night’…..well, folks, so did Ted Bundy and he was responsible for killing far fewer people than this guy! ❋ Unknown (2007)

Well dipping ones nads as well as the rest of ones self in water that would freeze a brass monkey..well you see my bit about the pathology. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Oh, well, I’ll spoil myself. *pats the other shoulder as well*. ❋ Torill (2002)

Shakspeare uses it in _All’s well that ends well_ — ❋ John Earle (N/A)

In the midst of this sarcophagus is a well, the mouth of which is level with the ground, and half closed by two flag-stones; to this is given the name of the _well of blood_, because the heads of those who are executed in the dungeon are thrown into it. ❋ Various (N/A)

_All’s well that ends well_, _A Comedy of Errors_, _Gentleman of_ ❋ William Winstanley (N/A)

_Wherein the Truth of the old Adage is made manifest — to wit: All’s well that ends well_ ❋ Jeffery Farnol (1915)

Well, fare thee well: I have known thee these twenty-nine years, come peascod-time; but an honester, and truer-hearted man, —well, fare thee well. ❋ Unknown (1914)

It was five and twenty lashes, well laid on; you hears that, _well laid on_. ❋ Harry Collingwood (1886)

«Look here,» cried Lashmar, standing before her with his hands in his pockets, «you know perfectly well — _perfectly well_ — that, if I accept this offer, you’ll think the worse of me.» ❋ George Gissing (1880)

These keep well, and if cleaned, washed and _well_ dried, will improve in flavor by being kept. ❋ Maria Parloa (1876)

Ah, you know well — _too well_, people would say … but I do not think it ‘too well‘ myself, … knowing _you_. ❋ Robert Browning (1850)

We esteem it the duty of Christian masters to feed and clothe well, and in cases of disobedience to _whip well_. ❋ William Gannaway Brownlow (1841)

Is there, at bottom, in the world or out of it, anything one would like so well, with one’s whole heart _well, _ as PEACE? ❋ Thomas Carlyle (1838)

Thirty thousand wretched women, sunk in that putrefying well of abominations; they have oozed in upon London, from the universal Stygian quagmire of British industrial life; are accumulated in the _well_ of the concern, to that extent. ❋ Thomas Carlyle (1838)

[Pat]: Well dick! Howz she cutin’?
Dick: Ah, sure [tis] grand.
all in a [bogger] accent ❋ KK-Max (2008)

Order me [a Jack] and Coke. Their [well brand] tastes like bathtup [gin]. ❋ Dianneordi (2008)

«[Well] …»
«That’s a [deep] [subject].»
«Well, [well] …»
«That’s a very deep subject.» ❋ Check Demon (2007)

That [test] was [well hard] ❋ Meeru (2006)

Person 1: So when is the [deadline]?
Person 2: Well….
Person 1: So when [is it]?
Person 2: Well….
Person 1: [email protected]#$ , you aren’t going to tell me are you.
Person 2: [Mhmm] ❋ Zerg547961 (2013)

[Stupid dumbass] [chav] way: That’s well gay.
Correct way: Well You were kinda mean. Well [nevermind]. Well, I’m off. ❋ Liberty (2005)

[thats] [well good]! ❋ Botaf (2003)

well ❋ Slutforari (2020)

The [bombing] will [begin] [in five minutes]. ❋ LudwigVan (2004)

[joe] [sucks penis]
……Well
joe [your gay]
…….Well.
etc ❋ Jezzabell (2006)

ну, что ж, уж, хороший, хорошо, вполне, колодец, бить ключом

прилагательное ↓

наречие ↓

существительное ↓

глагол ↓

междометие ↓

Словосочетания

all’s well that ends well — посл. всё хорошо, что хорошо кончается  
to bear oneself well — вести себя хорошо  
to be well connected — иметь большие связи  
cut to fit well — вырезанный точно по размеру  
to cut up well — оставить после смерти большое состояние  
deep well — глубокий колодец  
equally well — с тем же успехом  
forecast works well — прогноз выполняется  
car that handles well — послушный в управлении автомобиль  
you may well say so — совершенно верно  

Примеры с переводом

Возможные однокоренные слова

Формы слова

verb
I/you/we/they: well
he/she/it: wells
ing ф. (present participle): welling
2-я ф. (past tense): welled
3-я ф. (past participle): welled

noun
ед. ч.(singular): well
мн. ч.(plural): wells

adjective
срав. степ. (comparative): better
прев. степ. (superlative): best

Recent Examples on the Web

Storage nets, spare tire placement, and freedom from intrusions (e.g., wheel wells, asymmetry, etc.) are also considered.


—Brett Berk, Good Housekeeping, 4 Apr. 2023




But until water pipelines ruptured in the floods are repaired, these wells are the only source of water for those in Icidua and communities like it.


—Tom Gould, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Apr. 2023




Skiers and snowboarders should also watch for tree wells in the deep snow, the resort said.


—Austindedios, oregonlive, 1 Apr. 2023




Tree skiing also brings potential terrain hazards like tree wells, holes that form at the base of a tree hidden by snow, warned Karl.


—Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2023




Completely off-grid, the lodge runs off solar panels, uses of thermal heating, and all of the property’s water comes from an on-property well and is recycled after use.


—Breanna Wilson, CNN, 30 Mar. 2023




Kewaunee County, in northeastern Wisconsin, is home to 16 industrial farms and has been struggling with agricultural pollution for years after testing showed levels of contaminants in residents’ private drinking water wells.


—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2023




When survivors tried to escape into the Omaheke desert, the general set up a perimeter to enclose them, secured all wells and water sources and ordered those fleeing from the desert to be shot on sight.


—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2023




This industrial cleaner is specially designed to wash away build-up from tires, floor mats, and wheel wells—at a wallet-friendly price.


—Nor’adila Hepburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Mar. 2023

Fear welled in the pit of his stomach that he could still be hauled back off to jail at any time.


—Krista Torralva, Dallas News, 22 Mar. 2023




While they’re frequently known as the emotional trio of Western astrology, Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces have a lot more welling up inside.


—Madison Feller, ELLE, 21 Mar. 2023




Tears welled in Anderson’s eyes.


—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2023




ElijahKing turned away from the group, his eyes welling up.


—Lulu Ramadan, ProPublica, 19 Feb. 2023




That was when her eyes would well up.


—Ann Patchett, Harper’s Magazine, 5 Jan. 2021




The wail of his abused spirit seems to well up subtly in his eyes, the weight of endured indignities seems to bow his shoulders and furrow his brow.


—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2023




Over its century-plus span, the Big Book grew to well over 1,000 pages and sold more than 100,000 items, including tools, hardware, apparel, appliances, furniture, sporting goods, auto supplies, farm equipment and entertainment centers.


—Leo Deluca, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Jan. 2023




Those snippets could range from around 100 words to well over 1,000.


—Time, 18 Jan. 2023

Might as well try out the Final Dab from Hot Ones.


—Leah Campano, Seventeen, 8 Apr. 2023




And changes are in store for the Columbia River as well, with Oregon and Washington biologists crafting their own fall seasons in an effort to avoid last year’s pre-Labor Day shutdown of the Buoy 10 chinook fishery.


—Bill Monroe, oregonlive, 8 Apr. 2023




Our clients, who are also dear friends, are creatives as well and collaborated with us a lot on this project.


—Allison Duncan, House Beautiful, 8 Apr. 2023




The power settings are a great feature as well.


—Sabrina Talbert, Women’s Health, 8 Apr. 2023




Their hard outsole often provides superb traction and grip on all terrains as well.


—Christian Gollayan, menshealth.com, 8 Apr. 2023




Anyone who travels with a larger number of gadgets would do well with a laptop bag with ample pockets and padding.


—Austa Somvichian-clausen, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2023




The rest of the round did not go as well, and the former Mountain Brook High School standout carded a 5-over-par 77 at Augusta National Golf Club.


—Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 7 Apr. 2023




Whatever truths may have sparked a hundred text messages between Fox News personalities stayed buried as well, out of either fear of lower ratings or helpless fealty to Trump.


—Alex Thomas, The New Republic, 7 Apr. 2023

The duo has announced an epic experience to ensure football fans celebrate the big game in style, because, well, who doesn’t want to watch the Eagles and Chiefs over caviar and cognac?


—Dana Givens, Robb Report, 3 Feb. 2023




And well, the life of a sports columnist in Cincinnati is never done.


—Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 3 Feb. 2023




Economically told and cleverly calibrated to maximize its claustrophobic setting, it’s among the most effective films the director has delivered since his mid-career slump, making this a door well worth opening.


—Brian Lowry, CNN, 2 Feb. 2023




Yes, the timing was a little off compared to the typical timeline, but what better time to take a break from the hectic day-to-day of planning a wedding than, well, before the actual wedding?


—Sarah Spellings, Vogue, 2 Feb. 2023




The heart pieces below reflect the shift in heart jewelry that inspired my own, well, change of heart.


—Stellene Volandes, Town & Country, 2 Feb. 2023




The revolver remains symbolic, but it … well, this part can’t be told without spoiling the story.


—H.w. Brands, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2023




And beyond that, picks belonging to the Knicks might be perceived as more attractive because, well, the Knicks are the Knicks.


—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 2 Feb. 2023




But a lot of writing about the future is, well, wrong.


—Jd Shadel, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Feb. 2023

Grateful for all the well wishes….


—Philip Ellis, Men’s Health, 10 Apr. 2023




Thanks to Chris & everyone for the well wishes.


—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2023




Rumors of behind-the-scenes friction have been circulating since February—in particular regarding the show’s star Kevin Costner and Sheridan—and to some, the failure to appear seemed like yet another indicator that all is not well with the ranching drama.


—Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 7 Apr. 2023




Seth Meyers stopped by Studio 8H to offer well wishes.


—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 1 Apr. 2023




Temple authorities had stopped using the well years ago and covered the mouth with iron grills and tiles.


—Ashok Sharma, ajc, 31 Mar. 2023




With a voice well laid back, or bien tumbada, and an octave deeper than usual, the Inglewood star leaves the past behind her and pushes forward with lyrics that express better days ahead.


—Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 31 Mar. 2023




Some devices have built-in speakers as well, but most will prompt you to connect a Bluetooth device for a better listening experience.


—Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 6 Mar. 2023




State Superintendent Mackey said private schools that accept the education savings account funds to enroll children should be required to give the standardized tests that public schools give to assess how well students are learning.


—Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al, 5 Mar. 2023


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English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /wɛl/
• (interjection, unstressed) IPA^(key): /wəl/
• Rhymes: -ɛl

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle English wel, wal, wol, wele, from Old English wel (“well, abundantly, very, very easily, very much, fully, quite, nearly”), from Proto-Germanic *wela, *wala (“well”, literally “as wished, as desired”), from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁- (“wish, desire”).

Cognate with Scots wele, weil (“well”), North Frisian wel, weil, wal (“well”), West Frisian wol (“well”), Dutch wel (“well”), Low German wol (“well”), German wol, wohl (“well”), Norwegian and Danish vel (“well”), Swedish väl (“well”), Icelandic vel, val (“well”). Related to will.

Alternative forms[edit]

• wall (dialectal)
• weel, weil (Scotland)
• welp (US, informal)

Adverb[edit]

well (comparative better, superlative best)

1. (manner) Accurately, competently, satisfactorily.

   He does his job well.

   • 1852, Mrs M.A. Thompson, “The Tutor’s Daughter”, in Graham’s American Monthly Magazine of Literature, Art, and Fashion, page 266:

     In the lightness of my heart I sang catches of songs as my horse gayly bore me along the well-remembered road.

   • 1913, Joseph C. Lincoln, chapter 1, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients:

     A chap named Eleazir Kendrick and I had chummed in together the summer afore and built a fish-weir and shanty at Setuckit Point, down Orham way. For a spell we done pretty well. Then there came a reg’lar terror of a sou’wester same as you don’t get one summer in a thousand, and blowed the shanty flat and ripped about half of the weir poles out of the sand.

   • 2013 July 20, “Welcome to the plastisphere”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845:

     Plastics are energy-rich substances, which is why many of them burn so readily. Any organism that could unlock and use that energy would do well in the Anthropocene. Terrestrial bacteria and fungi which can manage this trick are already familiar to experts in the field.

   • 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)

     This day is not going well.

2. (manner) Completely, fully.

   a well done steak

   We’re well beat now.

   • 1910, Emerson Hough, chapter II, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:

     Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers, […]. Even such a boat as the Mount Vernon offered a total deck space so cramped as to leave secrecy or privacy well out of the question, even had the motley and democratic assemblage of passengers been disposed to accord either.

3. (degree) To a significant degree.

   That author is well known.

   A monument well worth seeing

   • 1995 Feb, Luke Timothy Johnson, “The New Testament and the examined life: Thoughts on teaching”, in The Christian Century, volume 112, number 4, page 108:

     Indeed, some readers may feel that I am beating a horse now already well dead. But in fact, that dead horse is still being driven daily through the pages of introductory textbooks.

   • 2000, Colin Robinson, “Energy Economists and Economic Liberalism”, in Energy Journal, volume 21, number 2, page 1:

     Energy markets demonstrated in the 1970s and 1980s that they were well capable of adapting to a perceived scarcity.

   • 2006, Spider Robinson, Callahan’s legacy:

     neither of us was paying attention to any damn imaginary scoring judges — we were both well content, if a little fatigued.

4. (degree, Britain, slang) Very (as a general-purpose intensifier).
   • 1999, «Drummond Pearson», What Ash are doing right now… (on Internet newsgroup alt.music.ash)

     That guy rocks! I think he’s called Matthew Lillard or sommat but he is well cool in Scream.

   • 2002, «jibaili», FIFA 2003 How is it? (on Internet newsgroup microsoft.public.xbox)

     Hey Dude / FIFA 2003 is well wicked, I’ve got FIFA 2002 on PS2, David Beckham on Xbox and Football Manager on Xbox too, out of all pf^[sic] them FIFA 2003 is easliy^[sic] the best.

   • 2003, Steve Eddy, Empower, Book 2:

     Hey, you should’ve seen it, it was well good.

5. In a desirable manner; so as one could wish; satisfactorily; favourably; advantageously.
   • October 10, 1714, Alexander Pope, letter to Joseph Addison

     All the world speaks well of you.

Derived terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

Adjective[edit]

well (comparative better or weller, superlative best or wellest)

1. In good health.

   I had been sick, but now I’m well.

2. (hypercorrect) Good, content.

   “How are you?” — “I’m well, thank you!”

3. (uncommon) Prudent; good; well-advised.

   • 2014, Tom Mitchell, Assoc.Prof., “Psych 308/309 GUIDE FOR WRITING PROJECT REPORT”, in Academic website‎^[1], archived from the original on 2014-12-04:

     In this respect it would be well for you to depart from the standard format and to indicate why you did what you did.

   • 2004 September 1, Sleiman Y. Naddaf, MD; B. David Collier, MD; Abdelhamid H. Elgazzar, MD; and Magdy M. Khalil, MSc, “Technical Errors in Planar Bone Scanning”, in Kathy S. Thomas, editor, Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology‎^[2], volume 32, number 3, Society of Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging, archived from the original on 2021-04-23, pages 148-153:

     When executing bone scan protocols, it is well for one to be aware of how key deviations from optimal technique can degrade image quality.

   • 1897, National Association of Railway Surgeons, Railway surgeon, page 191:

     On leaving the operating table it is well to put the patient in a bed previously warmed and supplied with hot cans.

4. (archaic, now chiefly Bermuda) Good to eat; tasty, delicious.

   • 1984, Peter A. Smith, Fred M. Barritt, Bermewjan Vurds, Island Press:

     This wahoo tastes val.

   • 2013 September 5, James Burton, “Burton’s Banter: Our rich dialogue — as moreish as a cold burr…”, in The Bermuda Sun‎^[3], archived from the original on 2022-12-12:

     Drunk, like, a gallon of orange mindral. Tasted wel.

Alternative forms[edit]

• (Bermuda) val, vell

Derived terms[edit]

• full well
• get well
• oh, well
• well-being

Translations[edit]

Interjection[edit]

well

1. Used to acknowledge a statement or situation.

   • 1913, Joseph C. Lincoln, chapter 5, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients:

     “Well,” I says, “I cal’late a body could get used to Tophet if he stayed there long enough.” ¶ She flared up; the least mite of a slam at Doctor Wool was enough to set her going.

   “The car is broken.” “Well, we could walk to the movies instead.”

   “I didn’t like the music.” “Well, I thought it was good.”

   “I forgot to pack the tent! Well, I guess we’re sleeping under the stars tonight.”

2. An exclamation of sarcastic surprise (often doubled or tripled and spoken in a lowering intonation).

   Well, well, well, what do we have here?

3. An exclamation of indignance.

   Well! There was no need to say that in front of my mother!

4. Used in speech to express the overcoming of reluctance to say something.

   • 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter IV, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:

     “Well,” I answered, at first with uncertainty, then with inspiration, “he would do splendidly to lead your cotillon, if you think of having one.” ¶ “So you do not dance, Mr. Crocker?” ¶ I was somewhat set back by her perspicuity.

   It was a bit… well… too loud.

5. Used in speech to fill gaps, particularly at the beginning of a response to a question; filled pause.

   “So what have you been doing?” “Well, we went for a picnic, and then it started raining so we came home early.”

   • 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)

     Well, I am sorry. — It’s okay, Anna.

6. (Hiberno-English) Used as a greeting

   Well lads. How’s things?

7. Used as a question to demand an answer from someone reluctant to answer.

   And what do you think you’re doing? …Well?

Synonyms[edit]

• (reluctance): like, you know
• (filled pause): I mean, like
• (acknowledgment of previous statement): so
• (indignant): see, look, as if

Derived terms[edit]

• well
• welp

Translations[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle English welle, from Old English wielle (“well”), from Proto-Germanic *wallijǭ (“well, swirl, wave”), from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn; wind; roll”).

Cognate with West Frisian wel (“well”), Dutch wel (“well”), German Low German Well (“well”), German Welle (“wave”), Danish væld (“well; spring”), Swedish väl (“well”), Icelandic vella (“boiling; bubbling; eruption”).

Noun[edit]

well (plural wells)

1. A hole sunk into the ground as a source of water, oil, natural gas or other fluids.
2. A place where a liquid such as water surfaces naturally; a spring.
3. A small depression suitable for holding liquid or other objects.

   Make a well in the dough mixture and pour in the milk.

4. (figurative) A source of supply.
   • 1827, [John Keble], “St. Philip and St. James”, in The Christian Year: Thoughts in Verse for the Sundays and Holydays throughout the Year, volume II, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] [B]y W. Baxter, for J. Parker; and C[harles] and J[ohn] Rivington, […], →OCLC, page 130:

     A well of serious thought and pure, / Too deep for earthly light.

5. (nautical) A vertical, cylindrical trunk in a ship, reaching down to the lowest part of the hull, through which the bilge pumps operate.
6. (nautical) The cockpit of a sailboat.
7. (nautical) A compartment in the middle of the hold of a fishing vessel, made tight at the sides, but having holes perforated in the bottom to let in water to keep fish alive while they are transported to market.
8. (nautical) A vertical passage in the stern into which an auxiliary screw propeller may be drawn up out of the water.
9. (military) A hole or excavation in the earth, in mining, from which run branches or galleries.
10. (architecture) An opening through the floors of a building, as for a staircase or an elevator; a wellhole.
11. The open space between the bench and the counsel tables in a courtroom.
12. (metalworking) The lower part of a furnace, into which the metal falls.
13. A well drink.

    They’re having a special tonight: $1 wells.

14. (video games) The playfield of Tetris and similar video games, into which the blocks fall.

    • 2005, James Paul Gee, Why Video Games are Good for Your Soul:

      Tetris, the most widely played computer game of all time, is a problem-solving puzzle game. […] The player attempts to lock the falling shape smoothly together with the shapes in the well.

15. (biology) In a microtiter plate, each of the small equal circular or square sections which serve as test tubes.

Synonyms[edit]

• (excavation in the earth, from which run branches or galleries): shaft

Derived terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

From Middle English wellen, from a merger of Old English weallan (intransitive) and wiellan (transitive), both meaning “to boil.” Further from Proto-Germanic *wallaną and *wallijaną. Doublet of wall.

Cognate with German wallen (“boil, seethe”), Danish vælde (“gush”), Norwegian Nynorsk vella and outside Germanic, with Albanian valë (“hot, boiling”).

Verb[edit]

well (third-person singular simple present wells, present participle welling, simple past and past participle welled)

1. (intransitive) To issue forth, as water from the earth; to flow; to spring.

   • 1697, Virgil, “The Tenth Book of the Æneis”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:

     [Blood] welled from out the wound.

   • 1824, William Cullen Bryant, A Forest Hymn

     [Yon spring] wells softly forth.

2. (intransitive) To have something seep out of the surface.

   Her eyes welled with tears.

Derived terms[edit]

• upwell
• well up

Translations[edit]

References[edit]

• well at OneLook Dictionary Search
• “well”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

well

1. singular imperative of wellen
2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of wellen

Luxembourgish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the accusative of Middle High German wīle, from Old High German wīla, from Proto-West Germanic *hwīlu. Cognate with German weil.

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /væl/
• Rhymes: -æl
• Homophone: Well

Conjunction[edit]

well

1. because

   Ech gi geschwënn um Bett, well ech midd sinn.

   I’m going to bed soon because I am tired.

Middle English[edit]

Adverb[edit]

well

1. Alternative form of wel

Adjective[edit]

well

1. Alternative form of wel

Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *wallijǭ, whence also Old High German wella, Old Norse vella.

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /well/, [weɫ]

Noun[edit]

well m

1. well

Declension[edit]

Descendants[edit]

• English: well

Pennsylvania German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German welich, from Old High German welih. Compare German welch.

Adverb[edit]

well

1. which

Pronoun[edit]

well

1. which

Welsh[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈwɛɬ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈweːɬ/, /ˈwɛɬ/

Adjective[edit]

well

1. Soft mutation of gwell.

Adverb[edit]

well

1. Soft mutation of gwell.

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gwell	well	ngwell	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Yola[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Adverb[edit]

well

1. Alternative form of waal (“well”)

   • 1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 2:

     Well, gosp, c’hull be zeid; mot thee fartoo, an fade;

     Well, gossip, it shall be told; you ask what ails me, and for what;

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

well

1. Alternative form of woul (“will”)

   • 1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 5:

     Nore zichel ne’er well, nowe, nore ne’er mey.

     Nor such never will, no, nor never may.

Etymology 3[edit]

From Middle English welle, from Old English wielle.

Noun[edit]

well

1. well

   • 1927, “LAMENT OF A WIDOW”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, line 5:

     An Brogeen ee-dreut in a well o Caam Stone.

     And ‘Brogeen’ drowned in the well of Camstone.

References[edit]

• Jacob Poole (1867), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, page 84 & 86
• Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 130

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