Question

what is difference between ail and ale ?

Answer 1

Ail vs ale. Ail means to afflict a person, as a transitive verb ail means to be the cause of affliction or trouble, as an intransitive verb ail means to be afflicted, to be in poor health.

Answer 2

Ail means to afflict a person, as a transitive verb ail means to be the cause of affliction or trouble, as an intransitive verb ail means to be afflicted, to be in poor health. Ail appears in the fourteenth century, derived from the Old English eglan, meaning to trouble, plague, afflict.

Ale is a type of beer made from malt, hops and yeast. American ale is a bitter-flavored beer with a higher alcohol content than regular beer, brewed by top fermentation. British ale is any beer other than lager, stout or porter. Historically, ale is a beer brewed without hops. The word ale comes from the Old English ealu, meaning ale, beer