wile

wile
wile mid-12c., wil "wile, trick," perhaps from O.N.Fr. *wile (O.Fr. guile), or directly from a Scandinavian source (Cf. O.N. vel "trick, craft, fraud," vela "defraud"). Perhaps ultimately related to O.E. wicca "wizard" (see WICCA (Cf. Wicca)). Lighter sense of "amorous or playful trick" is from c.1600. Wily is attested from c.1300.

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  • Wile — Wile, n. [OE. wile, AS. w[=i]l; cf. Icel. v?l, v[ae]l. Cf. {Guile}.] A trick or stratagem practiced for insnaring or deception; a sly, insidious; artifice; a beguilement; an allurement. [1913 Webster] Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • WILE — can refer to:* WILE (AM), a radio station at 1270 AM licensed to Cambridge, Ohio * WILE FM, a radio station at 97.7 FM licensed to Byesville, Ohio …   Wikipedia

  • Wile — Wile, v. t. 1. To practice artifice upon; to deceive; to beguile; to allure. [R.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. To draw or turn away, as by diversion; to while or while away; to cause to pass pleasantly. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • wile — n artifice, feint, ruse, maneuver, *trick, stratagem, gambit, ploy Analogous words: *deception, fraud, trickery, chicanery, chicane: cunning, *deceit, duplicity, dissimulation, guile wile vb *while, beguile, fleet Analogous words: see those at …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • wile — wile·ly; wile; …   English syllables

  • wile — [wīl] n. [ME < Late OE wil < OE wigle, magic, divination, akin to wiglian, to take auspices, wicce, WITCH] 1. a sly trick; deceitful artifice; stratagem 2. a beguiling or coquettish trick usually used in pl. 3. Now Rare craftiness; guile vt …   English World dictionary

  • wile — index artifice, bunko, contrivance, deception, device (contrivance), false pretense, hoax, imposture …   Law dictionary

  • wile — [n] cunning angle, artfulness, artifice, cheating, chicane, chicanery, con*, contrivance, craft, craftiness, deceit, deception, device, dishonesty, dissimulation, dodge, feint, flimflam*, fraud, gambit, game, gimmick, guile, hoax, horseplay,… …   New thesaurus

  • Wile — This unusual and interesting surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and derives from the late Olde English pre 7th Century wil , mechanical contrivance, trick (Middle English wile ), ultimately from the Old Scandinavian vel , trick, also used in the… …   Surnames reference

  • wile — /wuyl/, n., v., wiled, wiling. n. 1. a trick, artifice, or stratagem meant to fool, trap, or entice; device. 2. wiles, artful or beguiling behavior. 3. deceitful cunning; trickery. v.t. 4. to beguile, entice, or lure (usually fol. by away, from,… …   Universalium

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