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ADJ

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Source: https://bosworthtoller.com/20428

Attested in Aelfric's Colloquy 1

originates from: PGmc *īdala- "void, idle, futile" (īdala- > īdal > īdæl > īdel) through pgmc-to-oe
(source: Kroonen 2013:268)

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