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ail

UK/ˈeɪ̯l/ US/ˈeɪ̯l/ uncommon obsolete
noun (1) verb (2)

noun

1.

aromatic bulb used as seasoning

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verb

1.

be unwell, ill, or ill disposed

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Origin

Inherited from Middle English eilen, from Old English eġlan, eġlian (“to trouble, afflict”), from Proto-West Germanic *aglijan, from Proto-Germanic *aglijaną (“to trouble, vex”), cognate with Gothic 𐌰𐌲𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (agljan, “to distress”).

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