djǫfull

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Old English dēofol, from Latin diabolus, from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos).

Noun

djǫfull m

(Christianity) devil

Declension

Declension of djǫfull (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
masculine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	djǫfull	djǫfullinn	djǫflar	djǫflarnir
accusative	djǫful	djǫfulinn	djǫfla	djǫflana
dative	djǫfli	djǫflinum	djǫflum	djǫflunum
genitive	djǫfuls	djǫfulsins	djǫfla	djǫflanna

Derived terms

djǫflablót n (“worshipping of devils”)
djǫflaflokkr m (“host of devils”)
djǫflamót n (“meeting of devils”)
djǫfulligr (“devilish”)
djǫfulóðr (“possessed”)
djǫfulskraptr m (“diabolical power”)
djǫfulsprestr m (“priest of devils”)
djǫfulœrr (“possessed”)

Descendants

Icelandic: djöfull
Faroese: djevul, devul, devil
Norwegian:
Bokmål: djevel

Nynorsk: djevel
Old Swedish: diævul, diæffwol, diæffuill, diawl, diwell, dyfwll, dyffwill, diefwel
- Swedish: djävel, djävul, jävel
Danish: djævel

References

djöfull in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.

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