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deófol-seóc

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Deófelseócne inerguminum, An. Ox. 4934. Hé deóflum bebeád ꝥ hié of deófolseócum mannum út férdon, Bl. H. 173, 28. Heó deófulseóce gehǽlde, Shrn. 31, 13. Gewitleáse, deófel*-*seóce inergumenos, i. amentes, An. Ox. 3057: larbatos, 4936. Add

deófol-seócnes

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Wið gewitleáste, ꝥ is wið deófulseócnysse, genim of þám líchoman þysse ylcan wyrte mandragore, Lch. i. 248, 3. Add

ealdor-deófol

(n.)
Grammar
ealdor-deófol, es; m.
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The prince of the devils Þonne þú gesyxt þone ealdordeófol þe líð on bæc gebunden ... and siððan heó bið gelǽdd tó þám ealdordeófle, Nap. 18

hell-deófol

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the god of the infernal regions Heldióbul Orcws, Wrt. Voc. ii 115, 64. Heldeófol, 63, 49. Add:

Linked entry: hell-deófol

deóful-gild

(n.)
Grammar
deóful-gild, -gyld idolatry, an idol, Andr. Kmbl. 3372; An. 1690 : Ors. 6, 36; Bos. 131, 41 : Bd. 3, 1; S. 523, 23 : 3, 30; S. 562, 15. v. deófol-gild.

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deógol

(n.)
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secret, Beo. Th. 555; B. 275: Elen. Grm. 1093

deóful

(n.)

the devil

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the devil, Mt. Bos. 13, 19

deófel-seócnys

(n.)
Grammar
deófel-seócnys, deófel-seóc-nyss

devil-sickness

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devil-sickness, Mt. Bos. 4, 24

deóful-seócnys

(n.)
Grammar
deóful-seócnys, -nyss

devil-sickness

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devil-sickness, Mt. Bos. 8, 33: 11, 18

deófel-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
deófel-lic, deóf-lic.

Similar entry: deófol-lic

deófel-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
deófel-líce, deóf-líce.

hilde-deóful

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-deóful, es; n.

A devil, ⬩ demon

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A devil, demon Sindon ealle hǽðene godu hildedeóful omnes dei gentium dæmonia, Ps. Th. 95, 5

deófel-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
deófel-líc, adj.

Diabolical, devilish ⬩ diabŏlĭcus

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Diabolical, devilish; diabŏlĭcus Mid deófellícum wiglungum with devilish incantations, Homl. Th. i. 102, 11

deóful-cund

(adj.)
Grammar
deóful-cund, adj.

Devil-kind or similar, diabolical ⬩ diabŏlĭcus

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Devil-kind or similar, diabolical; diabŏlĭcus Gewát se deófulcsnda the diabolical departed, Judth. 10; Thw. 22, 14; Jud. 61

Linked entry: deófol-cund

hell-deóful

(n.)
Grammar
hell-deóful, es; m. n.

Orcus, Pluto

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Orcus, Pluto, Cot. 145, Lye

helle-deóful

(n.)
Grammar
helle-deóful, -dióful,
  • Exon. 75 a; Th. 280, 15; Jul. 629
    • :
  • Elen. Kmbl. 1799; El. 901
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  • Andr. Kmbl. 2598; An. 1300.

ge-deóful-geld

(n.)

idolatry

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idolatry

ge-deóful-geld

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Dele

þeóf

(n.)
Grammar
þeóf, es; m.

A thief

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A thief Þeóf fur, scaþa latro, Wrt. Voc. i. 74, 23. Gyf se hírédes ealdor wiste on hwylcere tíde se þeóf (ðeáf, Lind. fur) tówerd wǽre, Mt. Kmbl. 24, 43. Ealle ða ðe cómun wǽron þeófas (ðeáfas, Lind.) and sceaþan ( fures et latrones) ... Þeóf (ðeáf,

Linked entry: þeáf

deóflíc

(adj.)
Grammar
deóflíc, deófel-líc; adj.

Devilish, diabolical ⬩ diabŏlĭcus

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Devilish, diabolical; diabŏlĭcus Úre heofenlíca Hláford ðone deóflícan deáþ nyðeratræd our heavenly Lord trod down the diabolical death, Nicod. 29; Thw. 16, 40. Undergeat se apostol ðás deóflícan fácn the apostle perceived these diabolical wiles, Homl

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