deludium

deludium 1 mockery, deceitfulness. Cf. eludium a. s1002 nisi fortune diludium ei[Sueino] invidisset et mors felicitatem interrupisset Chr. Wallingf. 62; speculari circa Dei altarium ‥ fabulosa vulpis et galli diludia Ad. Dore Pictor 142. 2 playing-place. playynge place, diludium PP; a playnge place, diludium CathA.