"gil" meaning in Cornish

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Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Middle English gile, from Anglo-Norman gile, from Old French guile (“deception”), from Frankish *wīl (“ruse”), from Proto-Germanic *wīlą, from Proto-Indo-European *wey- (“to turn, bend”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|kw|enm|gile}} Borrowed from Middle English gile, {{der|kw|xno|gile}} Anglo-Norman gile, {{der|kw|fro|guile|t=deception}} Old French guile (“deception”), {{der|kw|frk|*wīl|t=ruse}} Frankish *wīl (“ruse”), {{der|kw|gem-pro|*wīlą}} Proto-Germanic *wīlą, {{der|kw|ine-pro|*wey-|t=to turn, bend}} Proto-Indo-European *wey- (“to turn, bend”) Head templates: {{head|kw|noun|uncountable|||||{{{d2}}}|||||||cat2=|f4g=|f5g=|f6g=|g=m|head=}} gil m (uncountable), {{kw-noun|m|uncount=1}} gil m (uncountable)
  1. deceit, guile Tags: masculine, uncountable Derived forms: bos yn y gil (english: (be) put out to stud, retire to stud) [verb], heb toll na gil (english: sincerely) [adverb]
    Sense id: en-gil-kw-noun-lp6f3sfP Categories (other): Cornish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 17 entries, Pages with entries
     
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Download raw JSONL data for gil meaning in Cornish (2.3kB)

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