Fiĕnd, n.

(fĕnd), n. [A.-S. feónd, fónd, fiénd, enemy, fiend, the devil, O. Sax. fiand, Goth. fijands, O. H. Ger. fiant, M. H. Ger. viant, viënt, vënt, N. H. Ger. feind, D. vijand, Sw. & Dan. fiende, from A.-S. fian, feon, figan, fiogan, to hate, Goth. fijan, O. H. Ger. fien, M. H. Ger. vien.] An implacable or malicious foe; the devil; an infernal being.

O woman! woman! when to ill thy mind Is bent, all hell contains no fouler fiend. Pope.