Category:Wail

Wail, v. t. Etym: [cf. Icel. val choice, velja to choose, akin to Goth. waljan, g. wählen.]

Defn: to choose; to select. [obs.] "wailed wine and meats." Henryson.

Wail Wail, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wailed; p. pr. & vb. n. Wailing.] Etym: [oe. wailen, weilen, probably fr. Icel. væla; cf. Icel. væ, vei, woe, And e. wayment, also oe. wai, wei, woe. Cf. Woe.]

Defn: to lament; to bewail; to grieve over; as, to wail one's death. Shak.

Wail Wail, v. i.

Defn: to express sorrow audibly; to make mournful outcry; to weep. Therefore i will wail and howl. Micah i. 8.

Wail Wail, n.

Defn: loud weeping; violent lamentation; wailing. "the wail of the Forest." Longfellow.