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Old English Dictionary Entry

Hell-sceaða

Part of speech: an;
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Definitions

Definitions

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1 hell-sceaða

m. A hell-harmer, fiend, devil, Cd. 33; Th. 43, 22; Gen. 694: Exon. 13 a; Th. 23, 5; Cri. 364: Byrht. Th. 137, 2; By. 180. hell-sceaða,hell-sceaþa
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᚻᛖᛚᛚ-ᛋᚳᛠᚦᚪ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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hell-sceaþa
Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

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