beguile
The origin and history of beguile.
Etymology
Came into English from Middle English begilen, begylen, equivalent to be- plus guile. Compare Middle Dutch begilen (“to beguile”). It is a doublet of bewile.
The origin and history of beguile.
Came into English from Middle English begilen, begylen, equivalent to be- plus guile. Compare Middle Dutch begilen (“to beguile”). It is a doublet of bewile.
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