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† wifle Obs. Also 4 wefle, 4–5 wyfle, 5 wyfele. [OE. wifel, f. OTeut. stem wiƀ- (cf. ON. vifr sword):—Indo-eur. wip- to wave, swing, shake (cf. Skr. v{iacu}p switch, rod, shaft of an arrow): see waive v.2 Parallels to the formation with the suffix -il- are found in MDu., MLG. weifelen to sway, wobbl...
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whiffler
▪ I. whiffler1 Obs. exc. Hist. (ˈhwɪflə(r)) Forms: 6 viffleur, wyffler, wyff-, wiffeler, wyfler, weffler, 6–7 wiffler, whiffeler, 6–8 wifler, 7 whyfler, 7–8 whifler, 6– whiffler. [f. wifle javelin, axe + -er1; the spelling with wh is prob. due to association with whiff and whiffle v.1] One of a body...
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