*wīlą

Runic: ᚹᛁᛚᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈwiː.lɑ̃/

noun · neuter · a-stem

Meanings

  1. craft
  2. deceit

Etymology

Related to Middle Irish fell (‘deception’), Lithuanian vi̇̀lti (‘to deceive’), with further origin of the terms somewhat disputed:

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.wīląwīlō
Acc.wīląwīlō
Gen.wīlas, wīliswīlǫ̂
Dat.wīlaiwīlamaz
Inst.wīlōwīlamiz
Voc.wīląwīlō

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Descendants

  • ? (Proto-West Germanic)
    • guile (Old French)
  • ? (Proto-West Germanic)
    • wīl (Old English)
      • wile (Middle English)
        • wile (English)
  • vél (Old Norse)
    • væl (Faroese)
    • vél (Icelandic)
    • vêl, vele, velde (Norwegian Nynorsk)
  • vél (Old Norse)
    • vǣl (Old Swedish)
      • väl (Swedish)
  • væl (Old Norse)
    • væl (Faroese)
    • vél (Icelandic)
    • vêl, vele, velde (Norwegian Nynorsk)
  • væl (Old Norse)
    • vǣl (Old Swedish)
      • väl (Swedish)

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