yfel
Middle English
editAdjective
edityfel
- (Early Middle English) Alternative form of yvel (“evil”)
Old English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *ubil, from Proto-Germanic *ubilaz.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
edityfel (comparative wiersa, superlative wierrest)
Usage notes
edit- 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
editDeclension of yfel — Strong
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | yfel | yfel | yfel |
Accusative | yfelne | yfele | yfel |
Genitive | yfeles | yfelre | yfeles |
Dative | yfelum | yfelre | yfelum |
Instrumental | yfele | yfelre | yfele |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | yfele | yfela, yfele | yfel |
Accusative | yfele | yfela, yfele | yfel |
Genitive | yfelra | yfelra | yfelra |
Dative | yfelum | yfelum | yfelum |
Instrumental | yfelum | yfelum | yfelum |
Declension of yfel — Weak
Descendants
editNoun
edityfel 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
editDeclension of yfel (strong a-stem)
Synonyms
editAntonyms
edit- gōd (“good”)
Derived terms
edit- yfele (“badly”)
- yfelian (“to wrong”)
- yfelsacian (“to blaspheme”)
- yfelwillende (“malicious”)
Descendants
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- Middle English lemmas
- Middle English adjectives
- Early Middle English
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
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- Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old English lemmas
- Old English adjectives
- Old English nouns
- Old English neuter nouns
- Old English terms with quotations
- Old English neuter a-stem nouns
- Old English suppletive adjectives