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221. wīle n.(1)

61 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) An act of deceit, a deception, trick; an underhanded scheme, a subterfuge; a plot, machination; also, a clever maneuver, tactic, cunning strategy; also person. [quot. c1400(?a1387)]; wile and

222. wīlide adj.

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?Skillful, intricate; ?guileful.

223. willen v.(2)

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(a) To go astray, wander, roam; ben willed, have wandered, be strayed; also, have escaped [quot. c1400]; ppl. willed, gone astray, lost; (b) to cause (sb.) to become confused, lead astray.

224. wī-mǒunt n.

Additional spellings: wimount
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(a) A name for the hare; (b) as proper name and surname.

225. witnen v.

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(a) ?To bear witness on behalf of (sb.); (b) to provide legal written documentation (that sth. is so); also, give a legal account of (sth.); (c) to provide evidence of (sth.).

226. witter adj.

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(a) Wise, prudent; knowledgeable; also, cunning, skilled, able [the precise gloss is determined by the context]; witter and wale (ware, wise), wise and witter; witter of eie, observant (b) requiring…

227. wō̆nde n.(3)

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?The evil one, the devil; ?coll. moles.

228. wōn(e n.(2)

Additional spellings: wone
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(a) A building or structure for human residence, a house, dwelling, an abode; also fig. and in fig. context;—also pl.; also, a castle; west-minster won; won sheld, a protector of one’s dwelling; in

229. wōth n.

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(a) The risk of harm or injury, danger, peril; a potential injury, a danger, perilous circumstance or situation [occas. difficult to distinguish from (b) and vice versa] (b) harm, injury; an injury;…

230. yẹ̄ld n.

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(a) Tax; a tax, an exaction; also, a royal land tax; also, a sum paid in tax; dane yeld [see dane-geld n.] (b) a customary rent or payment; ?also, quittance or exemption from the obligation to pay…

231. youlen v.

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(a) To make a loud cry because of grief, pain, rage, etc., cry out, wail; also fig.; (b) of an animal: to howl.