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yfel
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yfel — yfel(l obs. ff. evil … Useful english dictionary
yfel — 1. adj a. evil, bad, ill (in a moral sense); evil, wicked, wretched (in a moral sense); b. of things, bad, not good of its kind; c. of what is grievous, hurtful, etc.: of animate objects; of things; cmp wiersa worse, spl wierresta, wiersta,… … Old to modern English dictionary
þýfel — m (þýfles/þýflas) shrub, bush, copse, thicket; leafy plant [þúf] … Old to modern English dictionary
scaldþýfel — see scealdþýfel … Old to modern English dictionary
brémelþýfel — m ( þýfles/ þýflas) a bramble thicket … Old to modern English dictionary
riscþýfel — m ( es/ as) rush bed, bed of rushes … Old to modern English dictionary
scealdþýfel — m ( þýfles/ þýflas) thicket … Old to modern English dictionary
þornþýfel — m ( þýfles/ þýflas) thorn bush … Old to modern English dictionary
evil — yfel … English to the Old English
evil — (adj.) O.E. yfel (Kentish evel) bad, vicious, ill, wicked, from P.Gmc. *ubilaz (Cf. O.Saxon ubil, O.Fris., M.Du. evel, Du. euvel, O.H.G. ubil, Ger. übel, Goth. ubils), from PIE *upelo , from root *wap (Cf. Hittite huwapp … Etymology dictionary
