deil

[ deel ]

/ dil /

noun Scot.

devil.

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deiform, deify, Deighton, deign, Dei gratia, deil, Deimos, deindex, deindividuation, deindustrialization, deindustrialize

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Example sentences from the Web for deil

You will remember Burnss line: As sure s the deil s in hell, or Dublin city.
One Irish Summer|William Eleroy Curtis
I cudna say till I saw whether the deil himsel' cud gar her lie still.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20. July, 1877.|Various
The deil an his adgents, they fash nane but the gude fock; the Cameronians, an the prayin ministers, an sic like.
The Brownie of Bodsbeck, and Other Tales, Vol. II (of 2)|James Hogg
The best blessing they wared on him was, "Deil scowp wi' Redgauntlet!"
Stories by English Authors: Scotland|Various

"The deil o' him it's, at ony rate, Ringan," said the schoolmaster.
Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland|Various

British Dictionary definitions for deil

deil

/ (diːl) /

noun

a Scot word for devil

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