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deófol-lic

  • adjective
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deófol-lic, (deóf-); adj.
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of the
devil
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  • Se freódóm ðæs deófollican onwaldes

    freedom from the power of the devil,

      Bl. H. 137, 13.

  • Dióflices

    fanaticae (lustrationis ),

      An. Ox. 2058.

  • Deóuolicre,

      7, 125.

  • Deóflices galdres

    necromantiae, i. demonum invocations,

    1927.

  • On þám deófollican (deóflican, v. l.) tíman

    in Antechrist's time,

      Wlfst. 86, 4.

  • Tó deófollicum hǽðenscype

    to the worship of the devil,

      Hml. S. 17, 48.

  • Deóflicere æfgælþe

    fanatica superstitione,

      An. Ox. 3232.

  • Deófelicum (deóff-, Wrt. Voc. ii. 138, 65) geférscipe

    demonico globo,

      Wülck. Gl. 218, 42.

  • Diówlica onerninge

    diabolica incursione,

      Rtl. 36, 1.

  • His weorc syndon deófollicu

    his works are of the devil,

      Bl. H. 177, 1.

  • Hé ne ondréd heora deófellican híw,

      Hml. Th. ii. 512, 21.
of other than spirits,
like the
devil, devilish, diabolical, evil, cruel
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  • Mennisclic is ðæt mon on his móde costunga ðrowige . . . ac ðæt is deófullic ðæt hé ðone willan ðurhteó,

      Past. 71, 14.

  • Hí sendon tó Domiciane þám deófellican (deóflican,

    v. l.

    ) cásere,
      Hml. S. 29, 190.

  • Mid wealhr(e)ówre, deóflicere mihte

    tyrannica potestate,

      An. Ox. 1157.

  • Þone deófollicon abbod þe cwæð ꝥ úres Drihtenes líchama and his godcundnes wǽre ánes gecyndes,

      Ll. Th. ii. 374, 23.

  • Ðæne deófollican unðeáw . . . gedón ꝥ óðre men nimaí máre ðonne hit gemet sý,

      Hml. A. 145, 22.

  • Tó deóflicum weorcum,

      Angl. xi. 112, 19.

  • Wíð þás egeslican and þás deófollican coðe, þæt is wið þás hellican unþeáwas,

      Wlfst. 245, 21: Angl. viii. 337, 7.

  • Wyrto yfelwyrcendo and dióublica (

    diabolicas

    ),
      Rtl. 103, 1.
Etymology
[v. N. E. D. devilly; adj. O. H. Ger. tiufal-líh diabolicus: Icel. djöful-ligr.]
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v.  deófel-lic.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “deófol-lic.” 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/42694.

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