noun
beal
beel
noun
1
A small, inflamed swelling on the skin, such as a boil or pustule.
"A painful beal had come up on his neck."
verb
1
To fill with pus and swell up, as a boil does.
"The wound began to beal after a few days."
How to Use Beal
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn old, mostly dialectal word for a boil or for a boil forming.
When to use it
Rare outside dialectal or historical use; most readers will know "boil" instead.
Word Forms
bealed past tense, bealed past tense, beals plural, beals singular, beals singular
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Etymology
From Old English bȳle, meaning "boil" or "swelling" — the same root that gave us the modern word "boil."