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aileth

aileth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ail.

Meaning of ail

Verb

ail (third-person singular simple present ails, present participle ailing, simple past and past participle ailed)

  1. (transitive) To cause to suffer; to trouble, afflict. (Now chiefly in interrogative or indefinite constructions.)
    • Have some chicken soup. It's good for what ails you.
  2. (intransitive) To be ill; to suffer; to be troubled.
    • When he ails ever so little […] he is so peevish.1740, Samuel Richardson, Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded

See all 5 meanings of ail

Origin of aileth

From ail + -eth.

Questions about aileth

What is aileth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Aileth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ail.

Words near aileth in the dictionary

  1. ailerons
  2. Ailes
  3. Ailesbury
  4. Aileses
  5. ailest
  6. aileth
  7. ailette
  8. ailettes
  9. ailevator
  10. ailevators
  11. Ailie

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