† evil-willern.
Obsolete.
One who wishes evil to another; an ill-wisher.
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witherwinc897
foemaneOE
i-foeOE
withersakec960
fiendc975
foeOE
witherlingc1000
unwine1050
unholda1200
andsetec1200
unfriendc1275
un-i-winec1275
adversaryc1350
enemy1362
hatera1382
evil-willinga1400
fedea1400
contraryc1405
inimi1423
overthwarter?c1450
evil-willer1460
Moabitea1461
heavy friend?1518
Satanas1530
adverse1593
malengine1601
distresser1616
viand1616
hostile1838
unfriendly1973
1460 Earl of Marche in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. i. 5. I. 9 Ayenst thentent & malice of your evil willers.
1567 Bond in R. Keith Hist. Affairs Church & State Scotl. 381 Our comoune Enimyis and evill Willeris.
1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 16 I feare me lest malitious evilwillers would wrest them to the detraction and slander of the said nations.
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n.1460- to work one's balls off
- to work one's brains out
- to work one's butt off
- to work one's daylights out
- to work one's etc off
- to work one's etc out
- to work one's eyeballs out
- to work one's eyes out
- to work one's feat
- to work one's fingers off
- to work one's fingers to the bone
- to work one's full feat
- to work one's guts out
- to work one's kind
- to work one's magic
- to work one's passage
- to work one's socks off
- to work one's soul out
- to work one's tail off
- to work one's ticket
- to work one's way
- to work one's way through college
- to work one's way through etc
- to work one's way through school
- to work one's way through university