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yfel

  • noun [ neuter ]
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Grammar
yfel, es; n.
Wright's OE grammar
§112; §183; §215; §216; §223; §293; §430; §445; §553; §639;
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moral evil
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  • Hé cwæð ðæt ǽlces yfles fruma wǽre ofermétta,

      Past. 300, 4.

  • Gemyne hé ðæs yfles (yfeles,

    v. l.

    ) þe hé worhte,
      24, 3.

  • Ðæt hé tó yfle gedyde,

      35, 9.

  • Ðý lǽs hié hit mid ðǽm óðrum yfle (yfele,

    v. l.

    ) geiéce,
      312, 11.

  • Mid ðǽm ánum yfle,

      358, 20.

  • Ðá diéglan yfel habbað écne gewutan,

      449, 1.

  • In him wunnon þá yfel his líchaman wið þám weorce his ælmesdǽda,

      Gr. D. 320, 18.

  • Ðá lytlan yflu gé fleóð,

      Past. 439, 26.
what is hurtful or grievous
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  • Þonne hí mǽst tó yfele gedón hæfdon,

      Chr. 1011; P. 141, 19.

  • Hwá is þæt þe eall ðá yfel þe hí dónde wǽron ásecgean mæge?,

      Ors. 1, 8; S. 42, 16.

  • Eal þá monigfealdan yfel,

      2, 5 ; S. 86, 15.

  • Hí him ondrǽden ðá écan yflu,

      Past. 393, 29.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “yfel.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/60912.

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  • yfel, n.

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