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Satan(e, Sathan(e, Sathanas, -es. Also: Sathana; Sythynnis. [ME and e.m.E. sathanas (c1160), satanas (c1220), sathan(e, satan, sathone, sathonas (all Cursor M.), Satan (c1425), L. (Vulgate) Satān, Satanās, f. the Gk.]

Satan, the Devil. Also transf.(a) a1400 Leg. S. ix 155.
Satane bad hyme mak bred ȝare Ib. xxxii 262.
The principale of dewilis al Selfe Satan 1590 Crim. Trials I ii 210.
Att Satanis command he stayit a1699 Sel. Biog. II 105.
The Lord … restraining Satan and ceasing himself to let out his hand against me(b) c1500 Rowll Cursing 148 (B).
Thairfoir hy ȝow to the pott of hell With Sathan our Abirone to dwell c1500-c1512 Dunb. (STS) xiv 79.
Off Sathanis senȝie syne sic ane vnsall menȝie Ib. (OUP) 161/4.
A swenyng swyth did me assaile Off sonis of Sathanis seid a1538 Abell 7*b.
Lytchore haldis men fast in Sathanys net 1557 Facs. Nat. MSS III xl.
We persaving how Sathan in his membris the Antechristes of oure tyme, crewellie dois raige [etc.] 1560 Rolland Seven S. 8018.
That Fillok … That semis ane sanct new send vs fra Sathan [: dane, agane, fane] 1567 G. Ball. 10, etc. 1619 Perth Kirk S. MS 10 June.
Efter diuers rebuikis giffin him being ane ȝoung boy for gifing the first fruitis of his bodye to Sathaneis wse 1630 Justiciary Cases I 144.
Betaking him self to the seruice of Sathan the ennimie of his saluatioun … he enterit in pactioun and covenant with the devill 1662 Soc. Ant. XXII 219, etc.(c) 1375 Barb. iv 242.
The erle Ferandis modyr was Nygramansour and Sathanas Scho rasyt a1400 Leg. S. iii 354.
With dedigne He can ansuer ma [to Peter] And sad ‘Ga agane, Sathana [: ma]!’ c1450-2 Howlat 509 (A).
He … Our set all the Sathanas syde Sarazenis mycht 1460 Hay Alex. 17320.
Off wikkit birth and sone of Sathanas [: was] a1500 Henr. Fab. 2445.
The Deuillis net Quhilk Sathanas for all sinfull hes set a1499 Contempl. Sinn. 974 (Arund.).
Sathanes(d) a1500 Bk. Chess 2096.
Quhen scho went to se To far landis in hir verginite With Sythynnis syne scho was corruppit sonetransf. c1500-c1512 Dunb. Tua Mar. W. 102.
Quhen that glowrand gaist [sc. her husband] grippis me … Than think I hiddowus Mahowne hes me in armes. Thair ma na sanyne me save fra that auld sathane, For thocht I croce me … He wil … clap me to his breist [etc.]