Wail \Wail\, v. t. [Cf. Icel. val choice, velja to choose, akin to Goth. waljan, G. w[aum]hlen.]

To choose; to select. [Obs.]

"Wailed wine and meats." --Henryson. [1913 Webster]

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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. [1913 Webster]

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Wail \Wail\, v. i. To express sorrow audibly; to make mournful outcry; to weep. [1913 Webster]

Therefore I will wail and howl. --Micah i. 8. [1913 Webster]

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Wail \Wail\, n. Loud weeping; violent lamentation; wailing. "The wail of the forest." --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]

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wail

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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)
 

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)
 

Wail \Wail\, v. i. To express sorrow audibly; to make mournful outcry; to weep.

Therefore I will wail and howl. --Micah i. 8.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Wail \Wail\, n. Loud weeping; violent lamentation; wailing. ``The wail of the forest.'' --Longfellow.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)