bewile

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bewile

/bɪˈwaɪl/

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From Middle English biwilen, biwiȝelien (“to delude, deceive”), from Old English *bewīlian, *bewiġlian. Equivalent to be- + wile. Doublet of beguile.

verb bewiles · bewiling · bewiled

archaic, rare, transitive To delude; deceive; beguile. He was utterly bewitched and bewiled by her beauty, and upon the following day an opportunity to prove his devotion occurred.

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@misc{bewile_2026,
  title = {bewile},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bewile},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}