"devel" meaning in Middle English

See devel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈdeːvəl/, /ˈdɛvəl/, /deːl/ Forms: develes [plural], defles [plural], develen [plural]
Etymology: From Old English dēofol, dēoful, from earlier dīobul, from Proto-West Germanic *diubul, from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos). Etymology templates: {{etymon|enm|inh|ang>dēofol>devil|id=devil}}, {{inh|enm|ang|dēofol}} Old English dēofol, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*diubul}} Proto-West Germanic *diubul, {{der|enm|grc|διάβολος}} Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} devel, {{enm-noun|develes|pl2=defles|pl3=develen}} devel (plural develes or defles or develen)
  1. Satan, Lucifer (in Early ME, without the definite article) Categories (topical): Christianity
    Sense id: en-devel-enm-noun-rzC7g8mC Disambiguation of Christianity: 46 13 35 2 5 Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 24 28 26 10 3 2 3 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 28 28 11 2 1 2 1 1 1 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 51 25 7 7 10
  2. A devil; an evil creature that resides in the Christian hell.
    Sense id: en-devel-enm-noun-HfeUcJnw Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 28 28 11 2 1 2 1 1 1
  3. A pagan or heretical god; a deity considered to be false or an idol. Categories (topical): Mythology, Religion, Theology
    Sense id: en-devel-enm-noun-DGw9ZzJG Disambiguation of Mythology: 31 8 44 8 8 Disambiguation of Religion: 17 10 63 0 10 Disambiguation of Theology: 20 7 64 2 7
  4. (figurative) A malicious or sinful person; one who is evil. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-devel-enm-noun-kgluQyVn
  5. (rare) A fantastic beast or monstrous creature. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-devel-enm-noun-jiql0A4X
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: develiche, develissh, develrye, devely

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "(rare) A fantastic beast or monstrous creature."
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