Wail \Wail\, v. t. [Cf. Icel. val choice, velja to choose, akin
to Goth. waljan, G. w["a]hlen.]
To choose; to select. [Obs.]
``Wailed wine and meats.''
--Henryson.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Wail \Wail\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wailed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Wailing.]
[OE. wailen, weilen, probably fr. Icel. v[ae]la;
cf. Icel. v[ae], 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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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