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1.
ivel
adj.
300 quotations in 7 senses
Sense / Definition
Wicked, depraved, sinful: (a) of persons, the soul;
ivel man
, etc.; (b) of a spirit;
ivel gost
, an evil spirit, a devil; the Devil; (c) of an action;
ivel dede, ivel werk
; (d) of speech;
ivel speche,
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