vilany

English

Noun

vilany (countable and uncountable, plural vilanies)

1. Obsolete form of villainy.

References

• “vilany”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• vainly

Malagasy

Noun

vilany

1. cooking pot
2. kettle

Middle English

Noun

vilany

1. villainy
   • 1372, Chaucer, “v. 2179”, in The Romaunt of the Rose‎^[1]:

     I curse and blame generally / Alle hem that loven vilany / For vilany makith vilayn