Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—W

Wile away Time

(not While). It is the same word as “guile,” to “beguile the time” (fallere tempus).

“To wile each moment with a fresh delight.” Lowell: Legend of Brittany. part. i. stauza 6.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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