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Old English Dictionary Entry

Eald-feónd

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1 eald-feónd

m. An ancient foe, arch-fiend, Satan; antīquus inĭmīcus, diăbŏlus :-- Ealdfeónda cyn the tribe of ancient foes, Cd. 174; Th. 219, 20; Dan. 57: 196; Th. 244, 26; Dan. 454: Exon. 16a; Th. 35, 32; Cri. 567. Ðæt he ne léte him ealdfeónd oncyrran mód from his Meotude that he did not let the ancient fiend turn his mind from his Creator, 37b; Th. 124, 7; Gú. 336: 62a; Th. 229, 2; Ph. 449: 121a; Th. 464, 18; Hö. 89.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᛠᛚᛞ-ᚠᛖᚩᚾᛞ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Cd.
Codex Diplomaticus Saxonici (Kemble)
Cri.
Christ (OE poem by Cynewulf)
Exon.
Exeter Book
Gú.
Guthlac (OE poem)
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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