welt

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions
  2. noun a raised or strengthened seam
  3. verb beat severely with a whip or rod

Etymology

From Middle English welten, from Old English weltan, wieltan, from Proto-Germanic *waltijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to turn; wind; twist”). Cognate with German wälzen, Danish vælte, Swedish välta, Icelandic velta.

In classic literature

Synonyms

wale, weal, wheal

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