英语词汇wail的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	wail
词源	wail v. c. 1300 (intransitive); mid-14c. (transitive), from Old Norse væla "to lament," from væ "woe" (see woe). Of jazz musicians, "to play very well," attested from 1955, American English slang (wailing "excellent" is attested from 1954). Related: Wailed; wailer. wail n. c. 1300; see wail (v.). Entries linking to wail woe n. late 12c., from the interjection, Old English wa!, a common exclamation of lament in many languages (compare Latin væ, Greek oa, German weh, Lettish wai, Old Irish fe, Welsh gwae, Armenian vay). bewail v. "to mourn aloud," c. 1300, from be- + wail (v.). Related: Bewailed; bewailing. updated on March 21, 2014
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