WILE


Meaning of WILE in English

n. & v.

n. (usu. in pl.) a stratagem; a trick or cunning procedure.

v.tr. (foll. by away, into, etc.) lure or entice.

[ ME wil, perh. f. Scand. (ON vél craft) ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.