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Where does “quheil” come from?

quheil (Scots) comes from Middle English whele, from Old English hwele — sore; boil; pimple.

quheil (Scots): wheel

Definitions

  1. wheel

Ancestry of “quheil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishwheleA wheel; A device that utilises a wheel to...
2Old Englishhwelesore; boil; pimple

Words derived from “quheil”

  • cuidhil
  • cuidheall
  • un-wheeyl
  • queeyl
  • tree-queeyllagh
  • daawheeyl
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