deofol

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) the Devil, Satan
 * 2) a demon, devil
 * 3) * late 10th century, Ælfric, "Memory of the Saints"
 * "ang"

- Nū syndon eahta hēafod-mæġnu ðā magan ofer-swīðan þās foresǣdan dēoflu þurh drihtnes fultum.


 * 1) * c. 992, Ælfric, "Sexigesima Sunday"
 * "ang"

- Dēoflu sind fuglas ġeċīeġedu for þon þe hīe flēogaþ ġeond þās lyft unġesewenlīċe, swā swā fuglas dōþ ġesewenlīċe.


 * 1) * late 10th century, Ælfric, "Memory of the Saints"
 * "ang"

- Seo eahteoðe leahter is superbia gehaten þæt is on ænglisc modigynss gecweden. Seo is ord and ende ælcere synne. Seo geworhte englas to atelicum deoflum...

Usage notes

 * This word can sometimes be masculine in the singular, though it is almost always neuter in the plural.
 * In the sense "Satan" it can be used either with or without a definite article.