yfel
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Adjective
yfel
- (Early Middle English) Alternative form of yvel (“evil”)
Alternative forms
- efel, eofel
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *ubil, from Proto-Germanic *ubilaz.
Pronunciation
Adjective
yfel (comparative wiersa, superlative wierrest)
Usage notes
- 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”).
Declension
Declension of yfel — Strong
Declension of yfel — Weak
Descendants
Noun
yfel n
- something bad or bad things collectively; harm, misfortune
- evil
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies
- ...;sē ūs ġescylt wið eallum yfellum.
- ...;He shieldeth us against every evil.
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies
Declension
Declension of yfel (strong a-stem)
Synonyms
Antonyms
- gōd (“good”)
Derived terms
- yfele (“badly”)
- yfelian (“to wrong”)
- yfelsacian (“to blaspheme”)
- yfelwillende (“malicious”)
Descendants
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