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guiler

guiler noun: a deceiver, a beguiler.

Noun

guiler (plural guilers)

  1. (obsolete, rare) A deceiver, a beguiler.
    • And þow hast gyuen hire to a gyloure · now god gyf þe sorwe.c. 1385, William Langland, Piers Plowman, section II
    • But he was wary wise in all his way,
      And well perceived his deceitful sleight,
      Ne suffered Lust his Safety to betray;
      So goodly did beguile the Guiler of the Prey1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto VII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC

Forms of guiler

pluralguilers

Origin of guiler

From Middle English giler, gylur, gylour, gilour, from Old French guilëor, equivalent to guile + -er.

Questions about guiler

What does guiler mean?
Guiler means a deceiver, a beguiler.
What part of speech is guiler?
Guiler is a noun.
What is the plural of guiler?
The plural of guiler is guilers.

Words near guiler in the dictionary

  1. guilele
  2. guileles
  3. guileless
  4. guilelessly
  5. guilelessness
  6. guiler
  7. guilers
  8. guilery
  9. guiles
  10. guilesome
  11. Guilford

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