weel

Also used as

weel is also the pronunciation spelling of will.

Forms of weel

Origin of weel

From Middle English wele, wyle, welle, likely a fusion of Old Norse vél ("device"; compare Icelandic vél (“a contrivance to catch fish”)) and Middle English welwe, wilwe (“a weir, trap, or other device made of willow branches”), from Old English wiliġe, wyliġe (“basket”), related to Old English weliġ (“willow”).

From Middle English wel, weel, wele, wæl, from Old English wǣl (“weel, a deep pool, gulf, deep water of a stream or of the sea”). Cognate with Scots weil, weel (“pool, eddy, whirlpool”), Middle Low German wêl (“a pool”), Middle Low German wêlen (“to swirl, whirl”).

Words formed from weel

• weely

Words that rhyme with weel

• heel
• wheel
• steel
• deal
• eel
• seal
• appeal
• feel
• steal
• reel
• steele
• neal

Questions about weel

What does weel mean?

Weel means a trap for catching fish; a weely.

What part of speech is weel?

Weel is a noun.

How do you pronounce weel?

Weel is pronounced /wiːl/ (UK).

What is the plural of weel?

The plural of weel is weels.