- hellefýr
- n (-es/-) hell-fire
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
hellefýr
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hellefyr — hel|le|fyr sb., et, hellefyr, ene (en trafikafmærkning på en helle) … Dansk ordbog
hellfire — (n.) also hell fire, from O.E. hellefyr, in which helle is the genitive case of HELL (Cf. hell). It translates Gk. gehenna tou pyros, lit. fiery hell. Also used in Middle English for erysipelas (mid 15c.) … Etymology dictionary
hellfire — [hel′fīr΄] n. [ME helle fir < OE hellefyr] the fire, hence punishment, of hell … English World dictionary
