ɪnðɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl ˈæŋɡloʊsˈæksən fˈɔːɹm, wˈɛl kʊd mˈiːn ɐ wˈɛl, spɹˈɪŋ ɔːɹ bˈaʊndɚɹi, ˈɔfən ɐ bˈaʊndɚɹi stɹˈiːm, sˈʌtʃ ɐz ʃˈædwɛl bˈɛk.
In the original Anglo-Saxon form, welle could mean a well, spring or boundary, often a boundary stream, such as Shadwell Beck.