yvel
Middle English
/ˈivəl/, /ˈɛvəl/, /ˈivəl(ə)/, /ˈɛvəl(ə)/
adj
Definitions
- Morally evil; iniquitous, malign
- Causing harm; injurious, damaging:
- Not pleasing; unpleasant, foul.
- Worthy of pity; pitiful, sorry.
- Having bad fortune; unlucky, unfortunate
- Of poor design or manufacture; bad, shoddy
- Disparaging, negative, uncomplimentary.
- Not trusted; untrustworthy
- Not easy; challenging, hard
Etymology
Inherited from Old English yfel inherited from *ubil inherited from Proto-Germanic *ubilaz.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*ubilaz
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- evil English
- evildoer English
- evildoing English
- evilfare English
- evilist English
- evilista English
- evilly English
- evilness English
- evilology English
- evilworker English
- nonevil English
- *h₂upélos Proto-Indo-European
- *ubilaz Proto-Germanic
- yfel Old English
- yfelcweþan Old English
- yfele Old English
- yfelian Old English
- yfelnyss Old English
- yfelsian Old English
- doer Middle English
- fare Middle English
- wille Middle English
- yvel doer Middle English
- yvel fare Middle English
- yvel wille Middle English
- yvelen Middle English
- yvelnes Middle English
- ubil Old High German
- 𐌿𐌱𐌹𐌻𐍃 Gothic
- *ubil gmw-pro
- uvil Old Dutch
- uvil Old Saxon