"hellbound" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈhɛl.baʊnd/
Etymology: Etymology tree English hell Old Norse búinnbor. Middle English bownde English bound English -bound English hellbound From hell + -bound. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|hell|-bound|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English hell Old Norse búinnbor. Middle English bownde English bound English -bound English hellbound [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "búinn", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Old Norse", "term" : "búa", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "non" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "boun", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "bound", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-bound", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "hellbound", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="hellbound"> From hell + -bound. Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} hellbound
  1. Bound for Hell; damned.
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