2 entries under this word

Beal

Bēal, n.

noun

[Cf. A-S. byle, bile, sore, Freis. beil, D. buil, Ger. beule. Cf. also Icel. beyla, gibbous. See BILE and BOIL.] (Med.) A small inflammatory tumor; a pustule.

Bēal, v. i.

verbintransitive

To gather matter; to swell and come to a head, as a pimple.