Etymograph

English

rain hellfire

rain + hellfire.

A compound of rain + hellfire

Proto-Germanic *regną ‘rain’

Proto-West Germanic *regn ‘rain’

Old English reġn ‘rain’

Middle English reyn

English rain

Old English hellefȳr

Middle English helle fire

English hellfire

Today it means

verb To launch a devastating attack, unleash severe punishment, or inflict catastrophic destruction on someone or something.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “rain hellfire”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / rain hellfire