† wernardn.
Obsolete.
A deceiver, liar.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > [noun] > a liar
liarc950
gabbera1325
fabler1362
wernard1362
leasing-mongerc1380
false sayera1382
leasing-maker1424
leasing-bearerc1440
contriver1477
drivelard1530
falsifier1532
lie-teller1552
Ananias1572
lick-dish1575
falsificator1609
fabulist1626
cracka1640
leaser1641
commentiter1645
prevaricator1650
cracker1652
bugiarda1670
rapper1758
pseudologist1804
Tom Pepper1818
wrinkler1819
lie-monger1830
untruther1889
tale-teller1894
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > [noun] > one who deceives
swikec1000
wielerOE
adderOE
knavec1275
treacherc1290
guiler1303
gabbera1325
tricharda1327
faitoura1340
jugglera1340
beswiker1340
wernard1362
knackerc1380
beguilera1382
deceiver1382
illusor1382
deceivant1393
fob1393
falsea1400
mocker?c1450
feature14..
deceptor1484
seductor1490
bullera1500
troker?a1500
craftera1529
circumventorc1540
bobber1542
cloyner?1550
illuder?1550
tricker1550
double-dealer1567
treacherer1571
falsary1573
abuser1579
falser1579
treachetour1590
deluder1592
ignis fatuus1592
foolmonger1593
prestigiator1595
aguiler1598
baffler1606
cog-foist1606
feaguer1610
guile-man1614
hocus-pocus1624
colt1632
hoodwink1638
blindfoldera1649
napper1653
cheat1664
fooler1677
underdealer1682
circumvenerc1686
chincher1688
dodger1698
nickum1699
sheep-shearer1699
trickster1711
bilker1717
trickologist1723
taker-in1776
bilk1790
duper1792
Yorkshire bite1801
intake1808
gammoner1819
doer1840
delusionist1841
fiddler1857
snide1874
hoodwinker1884
tanger1886
take-down1888
tiddlywinker1893
wangler1912
frost1914
twicer1924
lurkman1945
jive-ass1964
skanker1973
1362 W. Langland Piers Plowman A. ii. 98 For wel ȝe witen, wernardes, but ȝif or wit fayle, Þat fals is a faytur.
1362 W. Langland Piers Plowman B. iii. 179 Wel þow wost, wernard, but ȝif þow wolt gabbe, Þow hast hanged on myne half elleuene tymes.
c1386 G. Chaucer Wife of Bath's Prol. (Corpus) 260 Þus saistow, wernard, god ȝiue þe meschaunce.
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n.1362- to take a hand
- to take a hard line
- to take a hate against
- to take a hate on
- to take a head
- to take a header
- to take a hike
- to take a hole lower
- to take a jerry
- to take a jerry to
- to take a joke
- to take a knee
- to take a lead
- to take a leaf out of a person's book
- to take a leak
- to take a left
- to take a letter
- to take a level
- to take a liberty
- to take a liberty to do something
- to take a liking to
- to take a load off
- to take a load off one's feet
- to take a load off one's mind
- to take a long view