ydel

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === idel, idil, idill, idul, idyl, idyll, ydell, ydil, ydill, ydul, ydull === Etymology === From Old English īdel, from Proto-West Germanic *īdal, from Proto-Germanic *īdalaz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈiːdəl/ === Adjective === ydel (plural and weak singular ydele) vain, worthless, pointless c. 1368, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Book of the Duchess, as recorded c. 1440–1450 in Bodleian Library MS. Fairfax 16, folio 130r: empty, void, vacant idle, inactive lazy, sluggish ==== Related terms ==== ydelly ydelnesse ydelschipe ==== Descendants ==== English: idle Scots: idle ==== References ==== “īdel, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Noun === ydel (uncountable) (rare) uselessness, waste (rare) idleness, inactivity ==== Descendants ==== English: idle ==== References ==== “īdel, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.