Ill
/ɪl/noun
Not well; sick or unwell.
Did you know?In Old English, 'ill' was often associated with misfortune and evil, linking sickness to bad omens!
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₁el-
“to be sick or weak”
Old English
Old English
yfel
“bad, evil, or wicked”
Middle English
Middle English
il
“bad, evil, or ill”
15th Century
Middle English
ill
“sick or troubled”
Modern English
English
ill
“in poor health or morally wrong”