单词 | limb of the devil, of satan, of hell |
释义 | > as lemmaslimb of the devil, of Satan, of hell b. †the devil's or the fiend's limb, limb of the devil, of Satan, of hell: an agent or scion of the evil one; an imp of Satan; hence, a mischievous wicked person (now dialect). †So also thieves' limb. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > wickedness > [noun] > devilish wickedness > devilish or hellish person > agent of Satan the devil's limb971 sergeanta1513 imp1526 971 Blickl. Hom. 33 Cuþ is þæt se awyrgda gast is heafod ealra unrihtwisra dæda, swylce unrihtwise syndon deofles leomo. c1290 S. Eng. Leg. I. 78/20 Zaroen and Arphaxat þat þe deueles limes were. a1340 R. Rolle Psalter iii. 1 Many, þat is, fendes & þe fendes lymmys, rises agayns me. c1350 St. Mary Magd. 212 in Horstm. Altengl. Leg. (1881) 83 A, lym of Satenas, þi sire! c1380 J. Wyclif Wks. (1880) 109 Þe deuelis lyms maden discencion..aȝenst hem. 1434 Rolls of Parl. V. 435 A disciple and lyme of the feende called the Pucelle. c1450 Mirour Saluacioun 2763 Judas yt thevis lymme. a1540 R. Barnes Wks. (1573) 189/2 Such a vyllayne, and lymme of ye deuell. 1607 S. Hieron Worth Water of Life in Wks. (1620) I. 201 The gift of regeneration, which is that whereby a man, of a limme of Sathan, is made a member of Christ. ?1635 in D. Dickson Sel. Pract. Writings (1845) (modernized text) 71 Ye may as well say, ‘I am naturally a devil's limb’. 1645 S. Rutherford Tryal & Trivmph of Faith (1845) 45 He hath made many black limbs of hell fair saints in heaven. 1833 J. S. Sands Poems 86 (E.D.D.) Divide my game, ye devil's limbs! < as lemmas |
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