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N (neut, a-stem)

evil, ill

Source: https://bosworthtoller.com/37057

Attested in Aelfric's Colloquy 2 ("yfele"), Bede's Death Song ("yfeles")

originates from: PGmc *ubilaz "evil, bad" (ubilaz > uβila > uβil > yβil > yfil > yfel) through pgmc-to-oe
Inflected forms
yfeles "evil.gen" (oe-gen)
yfele "evil.dat" (oe-dat)

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