Definitions
cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed
Word 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”).
Used in a sentence
“Have some chicken soup. It's good for what ails you.”
“What aileth thee, Hagar?”
“When he ails ever so little […] he is so peevish.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer5 curated clues
01“Have symptoms”3 letters
02“Suffer physically”3 letters
03“Trouble physically”3 letters
04“Be sick”3 letters
05“Feel unwell”3 letters
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