† a. Of metal: Molten, cast. Also welled together, rendering L. conflatilis. Obs.
c. 1300. Seyn Julian, 54. A chetel wol of iwelled bras biuore þis maide was ibroȝt.
1382. Wyclif, Hab. ii. 18. A wellid thing to gidre [Vulg. conflatile], and a fals ymage.
c. 1440. Promp. Parv., 520/2. Wellyd, as metel, fusus.
c. 1449. Pecock, Repr., II. vi. 173. And thilk ymage is clepid there a graued thing, and a wellid to gidere thing.
b. Of milk: Boiled, curdled. Of curds: Coagulated. Cf. WELLCURDS. Obs. exc. dial.
c. 1420. Liber Cocorum, 53. Melle white brede in dysshes aboute, Powre in wellyd mylke.
c. 1440. Promp. Parv., 520/2. Wellyd, as mylke, coagulatus, concoctus.
1552. Huloet, Welled curdes, s[c]histon.
1750. W. Ellis, Mod. Husbandm., III. I. viii. 138. From the Whey, if set on the Fire, will arise wild Curds by putting new Milk and sour Butter-milk to it.
1879. Shropsh. Word-bk., s.v. Walled, I toud yo’ to wesh ’em i’ the walled w’ey.
