hel-víti

hel-víti
n. [from A. S. hellewite, whence Swed. helvete, Dan. helvede, prop. the fine (víti) of Hel. q. v.]:—hell, the abode of the damned, Stj., Rb., N. T., Pass., Vídal. passim, but only in Christian writers; it appears first in Hallfred.
COMPDS: helvítisbúi, helvítisbyrgi, helvítiseldr, helvítiskvalir, helvítislogi, helvítismaðr, helvítismyrkr, helvítispína, helvítisvirki.

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