beal

Etymology

From Middle English beel, bele, from Old English bȳle, bȳle (“boil, carbuncle, bile”), from Proto-Germanic *būlijǭ (“swelling”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰōw- (“to swell, be strong or numerous”). Cognate with German Beule (“boil”). More at boil.

Pronunciation

• (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /biːl/

Noun

beal (plural beals)

1. (dialectal or obsolete) A small inflammatory tumor; pustule.

Verb

beal (third-person singular simple present beals, present participle bealing, simple past and past participle bealed)

1. (dialectal, chiefly Scotland) To gather matter; swell; come to a head, as a pimple; fester; suppurate.

Anagrams

• -able, Abel, Able, Bale, Blea, Ebla, Elba, able, albe, bael, bale, blea

Adjective

beal m (oblique and nominative feminine singular beale)

1. Alternative form of biau