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yfele

evil.dat

Attested in Aelfric's Colloquy 2

Lemma: yfel 'evil' (oe-dat)

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
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