Well"spring` (?), n. A fountain; a spring; a source of continual
supply.
Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it; but the
instruction of fools is folly.
Prov. xvi. 22.
Well"-will`er (?), n. One who wishes well, or means kindly. [R.] "A
well-willer of yours." Brydges.
Well"-wish` (?), n. A wish of happiness. "A well-wish for his friends."
Addison.
Well"wish`er (?), n. One who wishes another well; one who is
benevolently or friendlily inclined.
We'll (?). Contraction for we will or we shall. "We'll follow them."
Shak.
Wels (?), n. [G.] (Zoöl.) The sheatfish; — called also waller.
Welsh (?), a. [AS. wælisc, welisc, from wealh a stranger, foreigner,
not of Saxon origin, a Welshman, a Celt, Gael; akin to OHG. walh,
whence G. wälsch or welsch, Celtic, Welsh, Italian, French, Foreign,
strange, OHG. walhisc; from the name of a Celtic tribe. See Walnut.] Of
or pertaining to Wales, or its inhabitants. [Sometimes written also
Welch.]
Welsh flannel, a fine kind of flannel made from the fleece of the
flocks of the Welsh mountains, and largely manufactured by hand. —
Welsh glaive, or Welsh hook, a weapon of war used in former times by
the Welsh, commonly regarded as a kind of poleax. Fairholt. Craig. —
Welsh mortgage (O. Eng. Law), a species of mortgage, being a conveyance
of an estate, redeemable at any time on payment of the principal, with
an understanding that the profits in the mean time shall be received by
the mortgagee without account, in satisfaction of interest. Burrill. —
Welsh mutton, a choice and delicate kind of mutton obtained from a
breed of small sheep in Wales. — Welsh onion (Bot.), a kind of onion
(Allium fistulosum) having hollow inflated stalks and leaves, but
scarcely any bulb, a native of Siberia. It is said to have been
introduced from Germany, and is supposed to have derived its name from
the German term wälsch foreign. — Welsh parsley, hemp, or halters made
from hemp. [Obs. & Jocular] J. Fletcher. — Welsh rabbit. See under
Rabbit.
Welsh, n.