Where does “yfle” come from?
yfle (Old English) comes from Old English yfel, from Proto-West Germanic ubil, from Proto-Germanic *ubilaz.
yfle (Old English): Alternative form of yfele; evilly, badly
Definitions
- Alternative form of yfele; evilly, badly
Ancestry of “yfle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | yfel | bad; bad in a moral sense, evil; something bad or... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | ubil | bad, evil |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *ubilaz | — |