Etymology

bewail

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Today it means: To wail over; to feel or express deep sorrow for. Full definition →

Middle English bewailen
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  1. Middle English · inherited frombewailen
  2. English todaybewail

From Middle English bewailen, equivalent to be- (“over, about”) + wail.

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