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Þ þ (thorn)
Ð ð (eth)
Ʒ ʒ (yogh)
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1.
hellī
adj.
3 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
Hellish, infernal.
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2.
helle-fīr
n.
2 quotations in 1 sense
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St. Anthony's fire, erysipelas. [See also
fīr
n., sense
11
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3.
helle
n.
187 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) The Christian hell, place of damnation for evil men and angels; a particular hell or level of hell, regarded as having multiple locations or levels; (b) the Limbus Patrum, place where Patriarchs…
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4.
hellen(e
adj.
Additional spellings:
hellene
5 quotations in 1 sense
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Hellish, infernal.
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