ail

English

/eɪl/

verb

Definitions

(transitive) To cause to suffer; to trouble, afflict. (Now chiefly in interrogative or indefinite constructions.)
(intransitive) To be ill; to suffer; to be troubled.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English eilen inherited from Old English eġlan.

Origin

Old English

eġlan

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

aileth English
ailment English
ailsome English
*aglijaną Proto-Germanic
eġlan Old English
अघ Sanskrit
eilen Middle English
eekelen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
𐌰𐌲𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic
𐌿𐍃𐌰𐌲𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic
*Hagʰás Proto-Indo-Aryan