Wel

A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 · 1889 · p. 28

adv. well, very, S, S2, PP; wæl , S; weyl , S2; weill , S3; wiel , S3; wol , S; wele , S2; welle , S. Comb. : wel-bigoon , joyous, CM; welcomen , welcome, PP; welcume , S; welcome , to welcome, PP; wolcumen , S; wilcweme , content, S; wel dede , good deed, PP; pl. , S; welfaring , prosperous, C2.—AS. wel ; cp. OHG. wuola (Tatian). Cf. AS. weldǽd , a benefit (Bosworth).