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(), v. t.[Cf. Icel. val choice, velja to choose, akin to Goth. waljan, G. whlen.] To choose; to select. [Obs.] "Wailed wine and meats." Henryson. Wail v. t.[imp. & p. p.Wailed (); p. pr. & vb. n.Wailing.] [OE. wailen, weilen, probably fr. Icel. vla; cf. Icel. v, vei, woe, and E. wayment, also OE. wai, wei, woe. Cf. Woe.] To lament; to bewail; to grieve over; as, to wail one's death. Shak. Wail v. i.To express sorrow audibly; to make mournful outcry; to weep. Therefore I will wail and howl. Micah i. 8. Wail n.Loud weeping; violent lamentation; wailing. "The wail of the forest." Longfellow. スポンサード リンク
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