Middle English Dictionary Entry
wī̆lt n.
Entry Info
| Forms | wī̆lt n. |
| Etymology | Prob. from wīle n.(1). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A stratagem, wile.
Associated quotations
- c1230(?a1200) Ancr.(Corp-C 402)116/10 : Ȝe schulen witen ow wið þes deofles wiltes [Nero: wieles; Tit: wiles] þæt he ow ne bichearre.