ail
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[edit] Etymology 1
From Old English eġlan, eġlian (“to trouble, afflict”), cognate with Gothic 𐌰𐌲𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (agljan, “to distress”).
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ail (third-person singular simple present ails, present participle ailing, simple past and past participle ailed)
- (transitive) To cause to suffer; to trouble, afflict. (Now chiefly in interrogative or indefinite constructions.)
- Have some chicken soup. It's good for what ails you.
- 2011, "Connubial bliss in America", The Economist:
- Not content with having in 1996 put a Defence of Marriage Act (DOMA) on the statue book, Congress has now begun to hold hearings on a Respect for Marriage Act. Defended, respected: what could possibly ail marriage in America?
- (intransitive) To be ill; to suffer; to be troubled.
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to cause to suffer
to be ill
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ail (plural ails)
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An ailment; trouble; illness
[edit] Etymology 2
From Old English eġl.
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ail
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From Latin allium.
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ail
[edit] French
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From Latin allium.
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[edit] Noun
ail m. (plural ails) (or, rarely, aulx)
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