Ail definition

Ail

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WordNet

(1) Aromatic bulb used as seasoning

(2) Cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed

(3) Be unwell, ill, or ill disposed

WiktionaryText

From Old English eġlan, eġlian "to trouble", akin to Gothic .

To cause to suffer; to hurt; to trouble; to afflict.

What ails him? — What's wrong with him?
To be ill; to suffer; to be troubled.