FIENDS

Noun

fiends

plural of fiend

Verb

fiends

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fiend

Anagrams

• endifs, indefs

Source: Wiktionary


FIEND

Fiend, n. Etym: [OE. fend, find, fiend, feond, fiend, foe, AS. feĂłnd; akin to OS. fiond, D. vijand enemy, OHG. fiant, G. feind, Icel. fjand, Sw. & Dan. fiende, Goth. fijands; orig. p.pr. of a verb meaning to hate, AS. feĂłn, feĂłgan, OHG. fi, Goth. fijan, Skr. piy to scorn; prob. akin to E. feud a quarrel. *81. Cf. Foe, Friend.]

Definition: An implacable or malicious foe; one who is diabolically wicked or cruel; an infernal being; -- applied specifically to the devil or a demon. Into this wild abyss the wary fiend Stood on the brink of Hell and looked a while. Milton. O woman! woman! when to ill thy mind Is bent, all hell contains no fouler fiend. Pope.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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