ail
The awn of barley or other types of cornThe awn of barley or other types of corn.
Recorded UK: Speaker: Vealhurl Recorder: Vealhurl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
» What ails you?
Что тебя беспокоит? — marafon
Что вас беспокоит? — marafon
Що тебе засмучує? — deniko
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2 senses(West Country)The awn of barley or other types of corn.
(obsolete)An ailment; trouble; illness.
Krankheit, Leiden
- aromatic bulb used as seasoning
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English eilen, from Old English eġlan, eġlian (“to trouble, afflict”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”).
Inherited from Middle English eile, eyle, eiȝle, from Old English eġl (“an ail; awn; beard of barley; mote”), from Proto-Germanic *agilō (“awn”), related to *ahaz (“ear (of grain)”). Cognate with German Achel, Egel, Ägel.
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