"yfele" meaning in Old English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈy.fe.le/, [ˈy.ve.le] Forms: wiers [comparative], wierrest [superlative]
Etymology: yfel + -e Etymology templates: {{suffix|ang|yfel|-e|id2=adverbial}} yfel + -e Head templates: {{ang-adv|comp=wiers|sup=wierrest}} yfele (comparative wiers, superlative wierrest)
  1. badly
    Sense id: en-yfele-ang-adv-sX36nIft Categories (other): Old English terms suffixed with -e (adverbial) Disambiguation of Old English terms suffixed with -e (adverbial): 46 11 44
  2. evilly, wickedly
    Sense id: en-yfele-ang-adv-vhTUzxuG Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Old English terms suffixed with -e (adverbial) Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 48 6 46 Disambiguation of Old English terms suffixed with -e (adverbial): 46 11 44
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: untela, yfle

Alternative forms

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