Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

guiler

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: guil-er
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A deceiver, a beguiler.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"And þow hast gyuen hire to a gyloure · now god gyf þe sorwe."
"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 Prey"
"The devil is the arch-trickster — who tricked Man with the apple in Eden — and in the 'guiler beguiled' model God beats him at his own game with the ultimate 'trick', or paradox of the God–man Jesus."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: giler, guilëor
Suffix: guile

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

guilers (plural)

Questions

What does guiler mean?: A deceiver, a beguiler.
Where does guiler come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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