ill
Betekenis (English)
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Not well; imperfectly, badly
Concepts
Synonyms
feel sick
sick of
become sick
feel unwell
get ill
have a fever
fall sick
have fever
in pain
not well
old person
to be unwell
without energy
ill-conditioning
Frequentie
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ɪl/
Etymology (English)
From Middle English ille (“evil; wicked”), from Old Norse illr (adj), illa (adverb), ilt (noun) (whence Icelandic illur, Norwegian ille, Danish ilde), from Proto-Germanic *ilhilaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁elḱ- (whence Latin ulcus (“sore”), Ancient Greek ἕλκος (hélkos, “wound, ulcer”), Sanskrit अर्शस् (árśas, “hemorrhoids”).
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It's an ill bird that fouls its own nest .
Het is een zieke vogel die zijn eigen nest vervuilt.