wile

Etymology 1

From Middle English wile, wyle, from Old Northern French wile (“guile”) and Old English wīl (“wile, trick”) and wiġle (“divination”), from Proto-Germanic *wīlą (“craft, deceit”) (from Proto-Indo-European *wey- (“to turn, bend”)) and Proto-Germanic *wigulą, *wihulą (“prophecy”) (from Proto-Indo-European *weyk- (“to consecrate, hallow, make holy”)). Cognate with Icelandic vél, væl (“artifice, craft, device, fraud, trick”), Dutch wijle.

noun

1. (usually in the plural) A trick or stratagem practiced for ensnaring or deception; a sly, insidious artifice
   He was seduced by her wiles.
   Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence (I conjure you to believe me, fellow-citizens,) the jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly awake; since history and experience prove, that foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of Republican Government. 1796, George Washington, "Farewell Address", American Daily Advertiser

verb

1. (transitive) To entice or lure.
   He was good to look on, brawly dressed, and with a tongue in his head that would have wiled the bird from the tree. 1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide

Etymology 2

The phrase meaning to pass time idly is while away. We can trace the meaning in an adjectival sense for while back to Old English, hwīlen, "passing, transitory". It is also seen in whilend, "temporary, transitory". But since wile away occurs so often, it is now included in many dictionaries.

verb

1. Misspelling of while (“to pass the time”).
   Here's a pleasant way to wile away the hours.