Middle English Dictionary Entry
bigīle n.
Entry Info
Forms | bigīle n. |
Etymology | From bigīlen . |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Deception, fraud.
Associated quotations
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)28 : Begyle: Fraus.
- c1450 Alph.Tales (Add 25719)373/12 : Whar þe dome is in þe byer, þer is no begyle in þe seller.