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”)
  • djǫfulskraptr m (“diabolical power”)
  • djǫfulsprestr m (“priest of devils”)
  • djǫfulóðr (“possessed”)
  • djǫfulœrr (“possessed”)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: djöfull
  • Faroese: djevul, devul, devil
  • Norwegian:
    Bokmål: djevel
    Nynorsk: djevel
  • Old Swedish: diævul, diæffwol, diæffuill, diawl, diwell, dyfwll, dyffwill, diefwel
  • 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 Internet Archive
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