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Old English · adjective

deofollic

Normalised dēofollīċ

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈde͜oː.fol.liːt͡ʃ/
[ˈde͜oː.vol.liːt͡ʃ]
Syllables
ˈde͜oː · fol · liːt͡ʃ (3 syllables)
Modern English
demonicsatanic

Meaning

  1. demonic

    Ēac sē hālga bisċop ġesēah ġelōme þā awyrigedan deoflu mid mislīcum gedwymorum. Hē nāteshwōn ne ondrēd heora deofellīcan hīw, ne hē næs bepǣht ðurh heora lēasungum.

    Moreover, the holy bishop often saw the accursed devils with various phantoms. He did not fear their devilish forms, nor was he deceived by their deceptions.

    Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
  2. Satanic

Declension

All forms (12)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *diubulalīk. Equivalent to dēofol + -līċ.

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