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hell-sceaþa

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a fiend
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  • ꝥ hié ús sýn on fultume wið helsceaíum,

    • Bl. H 209, 28
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hell personified, the grave.
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Cf. hell; I, 1
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  • For ðon ná helsceaða andet ðé and ne deáþ herede

    quia non infernns confitebitur te neque mars laudabit te.

    • Ps. Rdr. 277, 18
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v.  helle-sceaþa.
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