"ail" meaning in Scots

See ail in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /eːl/ Forms: ails [present, singular, third-person], ailin [participle, present], ailt [participle, past], ailt [past]
Etymology: From Middle English eilen, from Old English eġlan, eġlian (“to trouble, afflict”), from Proto-West Germanic *aglijan. Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|eilen}} Middle English eilen, {{inh|sco|ang|eġlan}} Old English eġlan, {{inh|sco|gmw-pro|*aglijan}} Proto-West Germanic *aglijan Head templates: {{sco-verb/getPres3rdSg||||}} ails, {{sco-verb/getPresP||||}} ailin, {{sco-verb/getPast||||}} ailt, {{sco-verb/getPastP||||}} ailt, {{sco-verb/getPast||||}} ailt, {{sco-verb/getPast||||}} ailt, {{sco-verb/getPastP||||}} ailt, {{sco-verb/getPast||||}} ailt, {{sco-verb/getPastP||||}} ailt, {{head|sco|verbs|third-person singular simple present|ails|present participle|ailin|simple past and past participle|ailt|||head=}} ail (third-person singular simple present ails, present participle ailin, simple past and past participle ailt), {{sco-verb}} ail (third-person singular simple present ails, present participle ailin, simple past and past participle ailt)
  1. to trouble, afflict (of body or mind)
    Sense id: en-ail-sco-verb-kXQAqJ6X Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33
  2. to hinder, prevent
    Sense id: en-ail-sco-verb-UZ5Rq6gr Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33
  3. to be ill
    Sense id: en-ail-sco-verb-2Dla9qj0 Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33
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