hellehinca

Old English

Etymology

By surface analysis, hell (“hell”) +‎ hincian (“to limp”) +‎ -a, literally “hell-limper”

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxellˌxin.kɑ/, [ˈheɫˌhiŋ.kɑ]

Noun

hellehinca m

  1. (poetic) the devil (especially after his fall from heaven)

References

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