ydole

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === idol, idole, ydol (Early ME, Northern ME) idel, idele, ydele === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French idole, idele, from Latin īdōlum, from Ancient Greek εἴδωλον (eídōlon). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /iːˈdɔːl(ə)/, /ˈiːdɔl(ə)/ (Early Middle English, Northern) IPA(key): /ˈiːdəl(ə)/ === Noun === ydole (plural ydoles) An idol (representation of a pagan god) (figurative) A deceptive individual. (rare, technical) An image formed at the eye. ==== Related terms ==== ydolatrer ydolatrie ==== Descendants ==== English: idol Scots: eedol ==== References ==== “īdō̆l(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.