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yfel

N (neut, a-stem)

evil, ill

Source: https://bosworthtoller.com/37057
originates from: PGmc *ubilaz 'evil, bad' (ubilaz > uβila > uβil > yβil > yfil > yfel) through pgmc-to-oe
Inflected forms
yfeles 'evil.gen' (oe-gen) in Bede's Death Song
yfele 'evil.dat' (oe-dat) in Aelfric's Colloquy 2
Paradigms