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gilerie (s.xivin)
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gilerie (s.xivin)

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guilerie;  gylerie,  gylerye  
  FEW:  *wigila 17,579a Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: guilerie 4,783 DEAF:  guile (*guilerie) G1630 DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  guilery n.  MED:  gileri(e n.  DMLBS: ∅

s.

deceitfulness: 
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  Pur ceo dyt le P. qe genz [pleyn] de sank [e pleyn de gylerye] ne ateynderount pas al meytee de lurz jours  BOZ Cont 142
( c.1305; MS: c.1330 )  Le traillez a costé [...] Si est fet de gilerie  BOZ Char 22
♦fraud, sham: 
( s.xivin; MS: s.xiv1 )  rien ne pensent d’autre vie Fors de ceste k’est gylerie  boz Seven Poems 94.34

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See also:

gile 
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