wale
4 synonyms for wale, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A raised ridge or small barrier.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
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Etymology
The noun is from Middle English wāle (“planking, welt”), from Old English walu (“ridge, bank; rib, comb (of helmet); metal ridge on top of helmet; weal, mark of a blow”), from Proto-Germanic *waluz (“stick, root”), from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn, wind, roll”). Akin to Low German wāle; Old Norse vala (“knuckl...
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