† henwilen.

Forms: see hen n.¹ and wile n.

Etymology: Apparently < hen n.¹ + wile n.

Scottish. Obsolete.

A petty wile or trick.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun] > a wile or cunning device > petty or contemptible

henwile?c1600

?c1600 in A. I. Cameron Warrender Papers (1932) II. clii. 419 He had red the kings letters in the pulpit,..discussit and repellit the same.., calling thayme tryflis and henwylis.

1605 J. Fraser Lerned Epist. 52 Is it possible that ye think the Antichrist will vse onely persuations, faire words, & litill hen wyles?

1644 R. Baillie Let. 26 Dec. (1841) II. 249 Their old unhappie and unprofitable way of hen-wiles.

a1689 W. Cleland Coll. Poems (1697) 55 Seeks out raw shifts, and poor hen wiles.

1724 P. Walker Some Remarkable Passages Life A. Peden p. xxiv Jurants sitting at the Head of it, as if they were to communicate, using that Hen-wyle to get the Tables full.

1922 C. Orr Kate Curlew iii. 62 Let puir silly weemen alane that hasna the sense nor the wit to withstand your hen-wiles.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019).

单词	henwile
释义	† henwilen. Forms: see hen n.¹ and wile n. Etymology: Apparently < hen n.¹ + wile n. Scottish. Obsolete. A petty wile or trick. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun] > a wile or cunning device > petty or contemptible henwile?c1600 ?c1600 in A. I. Cameron Warrender Papers (1932) II. clii. 419 He had red the kings letters in the pulpit,..discussit and repellit the same.., calling thayme tryflis and henwylis. 1605 J. Fraser Lerned Epist. 52 Is it possible that ye think the Antichrist will vse onely persuations, faire words, & litill hen wyles? 1644 R. Baillie Let. 26 Dec. (1841) II. 249 Their old unhappie and unprofitable way of hen-wiles. a1689 W. Cleland Coll. Poems (1697) 55 Seeks out raw shifts, and poor hen wiles. 1724 P. Walker Some Remarkable Passages Life A. Peden p. xxiv Jurants sitting at the Head of it, as if they were to communicate, using that Hen-wyle to get the Tables full. 1922 C. Orr Kate Curlew iii. 62 Let puir silly weemen alane that hasna the sense nor the wit to withstand your hen-wiles. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019). < n.?c1600
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