deil
Scots
/dil/
noun
Definitions
- devil
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English devel inherited from Old English dēofol (demon).
Origin
Old English
dēofol
Gloss
demon
Concept
Semantic Field
Religion and belief
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- diabolus Latin
- διάβολος Ancient Greek
- deofolcund Old English
- deofollic Old English
- deofolseoc Old English
- deofolseocnes Old English
- dēofol Old English
- devel Middle English
- develiche Middle English
- develissh Middle English
- develrye Middle English
- devely Middle English
- devil Middle English