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Wyle, Wile, v. Also: wyil, will. P.p. wyl(l)it, wyl(e)d. [ME and e.m.E. wyle (a1400), wile (?a1400).] tr. a. To beguile, deceive. b. To entice, persuade (to, from, furth of (a place, etc.), to do (something) or away).a. a1400 Legends of the Saints xxx 311.
‘Gif … thu spekis for na gyle Me wikitly for to be-wile … I sal do as thu thechis me.' ‘Quhat, wenys thu I wald thé wile, Gud douchtir?' a1500 Henr. Fab. 2441.
The wodds waist, quhairin wes the wolf wyld, Ar wickit riches quhilk all men gaipis to get: Quha traistis in sic trusterie ar oft begyld 1595 Cal. Sc. P. XII 74.
[He and the Comptroller were required to leave the king and council to themselves as for some particulars the Master and Comptroller was [sic] often before so] wyled [and kept out of council]b. 1460 Hay Alex. 2914.
To gif fair wordis And parte of gud to will the loue of lordis(b) a1500 Taill of Rauf Coilȝear 709.
Allace, that I was hidder wylit; I dreid me sair I be begylit 1540 Lynd. Sat. 228 (B).
Beleif ȝe that we will begyle ȝow? Or frome ȝour vertew for till wyil [Ch. wyle] ȝow? a1568 Scott xxxiv 26.
The wysest woman … With wirdis may be wyllit To do the died 1572 Sempill in Sat. P. xxxviii 36.
As the fals fowler, … Deuoiris the pure volatill he wylis to the net 1572-5 Diurnal of Occurrents 217.
The saids Hamiltonis … wylit the saids thrie seruands furth of the samyne a1605 Montg. Misc. P. xl 13.
My wofull hairt auay with thee thou wyld, Fra me to be exyld