Wail (?), v. t. [Cf. Icel. val choice,
velja to choose, akin to Goth. waljan, G.
wählen.] To choose; to select. [Obs.]
"Wailed wine and meats." Henryson.
Wail, v. i. To express sorrow audibly;
to make mournful outcry; to weep.
Therefore I will wail and howl.
Micah i. 8.Wail, n. Loud weeping; violent
lamentation; wailing. "The wail of the forest."
Longfellow.
Wail, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Wailed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Wailing.] [OE.
wailen, weilen, probably fr. Icel. væla; cf.
Icel. væ, 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.