Middle English Dictionary Entry

vīlis v.
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Entry Info

Forms vīlis v.
Etymology N only. Prob. from AF viliss-, extended stem of vilir, var. of viler.

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

Note: Cp. vilen v.
1.
To desecrate (a sacrament), defile.
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