eye-bitev.

Brit.

/ˈʌɪbʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈaɪˌbaɪt/, Irish English

/ˈaɪbaɪt/

Forms: see eye n.¹ and bite v.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: eye n.¹, bite v.

Etymology: < eye n.¹ + bite v.

Originally Irish English. Now rare.

transitive. To bewitch with the eye; esp. to bring a malign influence to bear upon (a person) by means of one's gaze, to place the ‘evil eye’ upon.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [verb (transitive)] > put an evil spell on > bewitch with evil eye

overlook1579

eye-bite1584

fascinate1591

forelook1596

oversee1641

blink1880

1584 R. Scot Discouerie Witchcraft iii. xv. 64 The Irishmen..affirme, that not onelie their children, but their cattell, are..eybitten, when they fall suddenlie sicke.

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 183 The next way were to turne their envie outward, and eie-bite strangers, and to shew our spite unto aliens who are abroad.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Fasciner, to charme, bewitch, ey-bite, forspeake.

1666 W. Austin Ἐπιλοίμια Ἔπη: Anat. Pestilence iii. 98 Those against these can harbour no designs To sidelay or eyebite their Valentines.

1677 A. Littleton Eng.–Lat. Dict. (at cited word), in Dictionarium Latino-Barbarum To eye-bite one, fascinare.

1825 ‘M. O'Tara’ Thomas Fitz-Gerald III. ii. 22 You have surely eye-bitten my babes, for since you came they do nothing but talk of war and soldiery.

1853 Church Rev. Jan. 531 The truth is, their minds were fascinated or eye-bitten.

1901 L. M. Dake In Crucible 130 You thought to eyebite me, sweet mistress, but I scorn your tricks and defy your midnight compacts with the Evil one.

1976 W. D. Hand in Actas del XLI Congreso Internacional de Americanistas III. 186 The bread is..put into a glass of water. If the bread does not sink, this is taken as evidence that the patient has been eye-bitten.

Derivatives

ˈeye-biter n. a person (esp. a woman) considered to possess the ‘evil eye’.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > sorcerer or magician > witch > [noun]

walkyrieOE

witchOE

hagc1230

strya1300

wise woman1382

sorceressc1384

luller14..

tylyester14..

chantressc1425

magicienne1490

gyre-carline1535

witch-womana1538

eye-biter1584

beldama1586

witch-wife1591

cunning woman1594

saga?a1600

magha1609

magicianess1651

hag-witcha1658

haggard1658

besom-rider1664

wizardess1789

fly-by-night1796

lucky1827

bruja1829

weird-woman1845

hex1856

Baba Yaga1857

pishogue1906

witcher1928

1584 R. Scot Discouerie Witchcraft iii. xv. 64 The Irishmen..terme one sort of their witches eybiters.

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 722 Those who are reported to be eie-biters, or to bewitch with their eies.

1845 H. M. Elliot Suppl. Gloss. Indian Terms 140 To prevent the effect of an evil eye, or the injury which is sure to be sustained from the praises of any casual visitor, or any ‘eyebiter’, as an Irishman would say.

1998 C. Classen Color of Angels ii. iii. 81 In Ireland certain witches were known as ‘eyebiters’ for their imagined ability to injure people through their sight.

ˈeye-biting adj. and n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [noun]

sigaldry?c1225

enchantery1297

enchantment1297

charminga1300

chantmentc1300

chantinga1382

forspeaking1483

fairyc1515

bewitching1535

enchanting1553

fascination1572

eye-biting1584

sparrow-blasting1589

effascination1624

enchant1634

maleficiation1649

spelling1665

glamour1793

weird1813

glamoury1821

ensorcellment1931

the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [adjective] > with the evil eye

eye-biting1584

1584 R. Scot Discouerie Witchcraft iii. xv. 64 (heading) Examples of..eybiting witches in Ireland.

1585 J. Higgins tr. Junius Nomenclator 427 Fascinus, a bewitching or eye-biting.

1677 J. Webster Displaying Supposed Witchcraft ii. 24 A kind of eye-biting; whereby (as the Vulgar believed) children did wax lean, and pined away.

1730 W. Forbes Inst. Law Scotl. II. i. ii. iii. 32 Fascination, from the hurting Creatures by envious Looks, and Eye-biting, or by Words.

1845 J. Train Hist. & Statist. Acct. Isle of Man II. xviii. 159 At Ballayochie, eye-biting in every stage, whether in man or beast, was cured by one of these empirics down to a very recent period.

1933 M. Summers Werewolf i. 27 The horrible influence of the evil eye which cannot be gainsaid, since there are the famous cases of the eye-biting witches of Ireland.

1993 J. Caputi Gossips, Gorgons & Crones xi. 262 The Powers of psychic warfare—cursing, prophecy, and eyebiting.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	eye-bite
释义	eye-bitev. Brit. /ˈʌɪbʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈaɪˌbaɪt/, Irish English /ˈaɪbaɪt/ Forms: see eye n.¹ and bite v. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: eye n.¹, bite v. Etymology: < eye n.¹ + bite v. Originally Irish English. Now rare. transitive. To bewitch with the eye; esp. to bring a malign influence to bear upon (a person) by means of one's gaze, to place the ‘evil eye’ upon. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [verb (transitive)] > put an evil spell on > bewitch with evil eye overlook1579 eye-bite1584 fascinate1591 forelook1596 oversee1641 blink1880 1584 R. Scot Discouerie Witchcraft iii. xv. 64 The Irishmen..affirme, that not onelie their children, but their cattell, are..eybitten, when they fall suddenlie sicke. 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 183 The next way were to turne their envie outward, and eie-bite strangers, and to shew our spite unto aliens who are abroad. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Fasciner, to charme, bewitch, ey-bite, forspeake. 1666 W. Austin Ἐπιλοίμια Ἔπη: Anat. Pestilence iii. 98 Those against these can harbour no designs To sidelay or eyebite their Valentines. 1677 A. Littleton Eng.–Lat. Dict. (at cited word), in Dictionarium Latino-Barbarum To eye-bite one, fascinare. 1825 ‘M. O'Tara’ Thomas Fitz-Gerald III. ii. 22 You have surely eye-bitten my babes, for since you came they do nothing but talk of war and soldiery. 1853 Church Rev. Jan. 531 The truth is, their minds were fascinated or eye-bitten. 1901 L. M. Dake In Crucible 130 You thought to eyebite me, sweet mistress, but I scorn your tricks and defy your midnight compacts with the Evil one. 1976 W. D. Hand in Actas del XLI Congreso Internacional de Americanistas III. 186 The bread is..put into a glass of water. If the bread does not sink, this is taken as evidence that the patient has been eye-bitten. Derivatives ˈeye-biter n. a person (esp. a woman) considered to possess the ‘evil eye’. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > sorcerer or magician > witch > [noun] walkyrieOE witchOE hagc1230 strya1300 wise woman1382 sorceressc1384 luller14.. tylyester14.. chantressc1425 magicienne1490 gyre-carline1535 witch-womana1538 eye-biter1584 beldama1586 witch-wife1591 cunning woman1594 saga?a1600 magha1609 magicianess1651 hag-witcha1658 haggard1658 besom-rider1664 wizardess1789 fly-by-night1796 lucky1827 bruja1829 weird-woman1845 hex1856 Baba Yaga1857 pishogue1906 witcher1928 1584 R. Scot Discouerie Witchcraft iii. xv. 64 The Irishmen..terme one sort of their witches eybiters. 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 722 Those who are reported to be eie-biters, or to bewitch with their eies. 1845 H. M. Elliot Suppl. Gloss. Indian Terms 140 To prevent the effect of an evil eye, or the injury which is sure to be sustained from the praises of any casual visitor, or any ‘eyebiter’, as an Irishman would say. 1998 C. Classen Color of Angels ii. iii. 81 In Ireland certain witches were known as ‘eyebiters’ for their imagined ability to injure people through their sight. ˈeye-biting adj. and n. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [noun] sigaldry?c1225 enchantery1297 enchantment1297 charminga1300 chantmentc1300 chantinga1382 forspeaking1483 fairyc1515 bewitching1535 enchanting1553 fascination1572 eye-biting1584 sparrow-blasting1589 effascination1624 enchant1634 maleficiation1649 spelling1665 glamour1793 weird1813 glamoury1821 ensorcellment1931 the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [adjective] > with the evil eye eye-biting1584 1584 R. Scot Discouerie Witchcraft iii. xv. 64 (heading) Examples of..eybiting witches in Ireland. 1585 J. Higgins tr. Junius Nomenclator 427 Fascinus, a bewitching or eye-biting. 1677 J. Webster Displaying Supposed Witchcraft ii. 24 A kind of eye-biting; whereby (as the Vulgar believed) children did wax lean, and pined away. 1730 W. Forbes Inst. Law Scotl. II. i. ii. iii. 32 Fascination, from the hurting Creatures by envious Looks, and Eye-biting, or by Words. 1845 J. Train Hist. & Statist. Acct. Isle of Man II. xviii. 159 At Ballayochie, eye-biting in every stage, whether in man or beast, was cured by one of these empirics down to a very recent period. 1933 M. Summers Werewolf i. 27 The horrible influence of the evil eye which cannot be gainsaid, since there are the famous cases of the eye-biting witches of Ireland. 1993 J. Caputi Gossips, Gorgons & Crones xi. 262 The Powers of psychic warfare—cursing, prophecy, and eyebiting. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1584
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