Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- An occasional Middle English form of
well , as inwela wylle , very wild, wela wynne, very joyful, etc.
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Examples
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A a hi lemukeni leswi Xitsonga xi hi tsundzuxaka swona, loko xi ku: Le-bya nyarhi leyo, u nga ri ndza yi vona, hikuva u ta wela emavokweni ya yona.
Speech by Richard Baloyi on the Debate on the State of the Nation Address 2007
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Rurururi tše esa le dinyane, dikgolo di sa etla go-bane mošomo wo ka moka o dirile ke ba ga Eskom fela a se ka tšwa ke bala mafapa a mangwe le tše dingwe tša go wela ka tlase ga tshepidišo ya Morena Radebe.
SPEECH BY MS SD MOTUBATSE-HOUNKPATIN DURING THE DEBATE ON PAN AFRICAN PARLIAMENT 2004
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I aku o Aiwohikupua, "Aole no'u na wela, malia paha no Poliahu no na wela, ua huhu paha ia kaua."
The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915
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Ia manawa, lawe ae la o Poliahu i kona kapa la, a aahu iho la, ia manawa ka hookuu ana'ku o Poliahu i ka wela maluna o Hinaikamalama.
The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915
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Ia manawa, kau hou mai la no ka wela maluna o laua, alaila, hapai hou ae la oia ma ke mele:
The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915
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I aku la o Hinaikamalama, "E hoomanawanui hou kaua, a ina i hiki hou mai ka wela maluna o kaua, alaila, haalele mai oe ia'u."
The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915
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Hoi aku la o Hinaikamalama i Haneoo, a noho iho la ma kona hale mau; i kela la keia la o Hinaikamalama ma kona Hale Alii, he mea mau ia ia ka noho ma ka puka o ka hale, a huli ke alo i Kauwiki, no ka mea, ua hoopuniia oia e ke aloha wela.
The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915
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Ia manawa, ke ae la o Awakea me kona wela nui, a auhee aku la na ao hekili imua ona.
The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915
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A no keia mea, ua pono ka olelo a ka wahine imua o kana kane; aka, ma keia olelo hope a Laielohelohe, ia manawa, ua ho-aia ke ahi enaena o ke aloha wela o Hinaikamalama no Kekalukaluokewa, no ka mea, e kaawale ana laua mai ko laua launa hewa ana.
The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915
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A mahope iho oia mau la kaawale, ua aaki paaia ke aloha wela i luna o
The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915
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