yfel

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Middle English

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Adjective

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yfel

  1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of yvel (evil)

Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *ubil, from Proto-Germanic *ubilaz.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈy.fel/, [ˈy.vel]

Adjective

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yfel (comparative wiersa, superlative wierrest)

  1. bad
  2. bad in a moral sense, evil

Usage notes

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  • Yfel was the general word for “bad”, not just “evil”. Hence phrases such as yfel ġesihþ (“bad eyesight”), yfel hlyst (“bad hearing”), yfel wyrd (“bad fortune”), and yfel bȳsn (“bad example”).

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: yvel, uvel, evel

Noun

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yfel n

  1. something bad or bad things collectively; harm, misfortune
  2. evil

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