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helle-hinca

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
helle-hinca, an; m.
The hell-limper, -hobbler, the devil lamed by his fall from heaven,
  • Andr. Kmbl. 2343; An. 1173.
  • Grimm [Deutsche Mythologie, 944-5]
speaking of the devil observes 'Am ersten fällt sein lahmer fuss auf, daher der hinkende teufel [diable boiteux], hinkebein, vom sturz aus dem himmel in den abgrund der hölle scheint er gelähmt, wie der von Zeus herabgeschleuderte Hephäst.'
Etymology
[Cf.
Icel. hinka
:
O. H. Ger. hinkan claudicare
.]
Linked entries
v.  hinca huncettan.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “helle-hinca.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/18650.

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