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yfel-wyrde

  • adjective
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Grammar
yfel-wyrde, adj.
Given to use bad or abusive language
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  • Gif mon bið ácenned on Frígedæg . . . hé yfele cræftas leornað, and he æfre bið yfelwyrde,

      E. S. 39, 354.
Etymology
[Cf. Icel. íll-oðr abusive.]
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  • yfel-wyrde, adj.