Meaning of evil willer | Babel Free

Definitions

One who harbours ill will (toward someone).

archaic

Examples

“[…] as he was in his dysporte of huntynge, he was by his euyll willers slayne, when he hadde ruled skarsly .iii. yeres.”

“And being returned to his Maister, the king demaunding who should be meete to sende againe for that purpose: Answered, if the king had any enemy or euill-willer, to send him. For he should receiue him againe wel whipped and beaten, if he escape with his life.”

“When he was entred upon his desperate undertaking, whether it were by some losses received, or some Mutiny in his Army, or some glorious rumour of the Egyptians strenth, his evil willers took courage to rebel against him;”

“Surely the swords of me and my sons avail not so little for Witchland in this country of our evil-willers that we should sheathe ’em and go home.”

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