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weel

adverbquality

very in good health well

Shetland form of 'well' — in a good or satisfactory way; often used as an intensifier ('very') and to mean in good health.

Example in use

“A'm weel, ta.”

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/WEEL/

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Origin & context

scotscurrentneutralalso: well

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