4 entries under this word
v. t. [imp. & p. p. WAILED; p. pr. & vb. n. WAILING.] [Icel. väla, to lament, Ir. waill, Gael. guil, W. wylaw, gwylaw, Arm. gwéla.] To lament; to moan; to bewail; to grieve over. “Or if no more her absent lord she wails.” Pope.
v. i. To express sorrow audibly; to lament; to weep.
Therefore I will wail and howl. Micah i. 8.
n. Loud weeping; violent lamentation.
[Goth. waljan, Ger. wehlen, to choose. Richardson.] To choose; to select; to cull. [Obs. and rare.] “Wailed wine and meats.” Chaucer.