(a) Ill, sick; infirm, invalid; of the body: subject to illness, ill; of a condition: sickly; of grief: arising from or related to illness; of food: ?not conducive to health; (b) distressed emotionally; ill or appearing ill because of emotional distress; also, emotionally distressing [quot.: Hoccl.]; (c) as noun: coll. sick or distressed persons; (d) as adv.: beren ~, to bear (sth.) with difficulty.