† ˈdevilshine Obs.
[In Ormin deofellshine, repr. OE. déofolsc{iacu}n, f. déofol devil + sc{iacu}ne a phantom, in comp. magic art, illusion.]
A demon; demonic power or skill: = devilry 1, 2.
| a 1050 Liber Scintill. vii. (1889) 35 Deofulscinnu [demonia] þurh ᵹebed beoð oferswyþede. c 1200 Ormin 8110 And ᵹet he dide mare inoh off deofellshine o life. c 1290 S. Eng. Leg. I. 294/13 All false godes so beoth deuelschine, i-wis. |