guiler

Definitions

A deceiver, a beguiler.

obsolete, rare

Examples

“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.”

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