Eald-geníþla

Bosworth & Toller Anglo-Saxon Old English Dictionary - eald-geníþla

According to the Old English Dictionary:

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eald-geníþla
m. An ancient foe, arch-fiend, Satan; antīquus inĭmīcus, diăbŏlus :-- Ðe-læs him ealdgeníþlan scyððan cómon lest the oldfoes might come to injure him, Andr. Kmbl. 2098; An. 1050 : Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 37. Ealdgeníþla, helle hæftling the old fiend, hell's captive, Andr. Kmbl. 2682; An. 1343.

Related words: eald-feónd. eald-geniþla

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