djǫfull

Old Norse

Etymology

From Old English dēofol, from Latin diabolus, from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos).

Noun

djǫfull m

1. (Christianity) devil

Declension

  Declension of djǫfull (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	djǫfull	djǫfullinn	djǫflar	djǫflarnir
accusative	djǫful	djǫfulinn	djǫfla	djǫflana
dative	djǫfli	djǫflinum	djǫflum	djǫflunum
genitive	djǫfuls	djǫfulsins	djǫfla	djǫflanna

Derived terms

• djǫflablót n (“worshipping of devils”)
• djǫflaflokkr m (“host of devils”)
• djǫflamót n (“meeting of devils”)
• djǫfulligr (“devilish”)
• djǫfulóðr (“possessed”)
• djǫfulskraptr m (“diabolical power”)
• djǫfulsprestr m (“priest of devils”)
• djǫfulœrr (“possessed”)

Descendants

• Icelandic: djöfull
• Faroese: djevul, devul, devil
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: djevel

  Nynorsk: djevel

• Old Swedish: diævul, diæffwol, diæffuill, diawl, diwell, dyfwll, dyffwill, diefwel
  • Swedish: djävel, djävul, jävel
• Danish: djævel

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “djöfull”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 89; also available at the [https://archive.org/stream/concisedictionar001857

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