athamen.

Brit.

/əˈθɑːmeɪ/,

/əˈθeɪmeɪ/, U.S.

/ˈæθəˌmeɪ/,

/əˈθɑmeɪ/,

/əˈθeɪmeɪ/

Forms: 1900s– arthame, 1900s– athame, 1900s– athamé.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French arthame.

Etymology: < French arthame (1929 in the passage translated in quot. 1931; earliest in an 18th-cent. manuscript of a text on witchcraft, the Key of Solomon) < post-classical Latin artavus knife (frequently from early 9th cent. in British sources), itself of unknown origin. Compare artanus, arthanus in a 1572 English version of the Key of Solomon; these appear to be mistranscriptions of the same Latin word.

A double-edged knife, typically having a black handle, used for ritual purposes in Wicca and other neopagan movements.

ΚΠ

1931 J. C. Locke tr. É.-J. Grillot de Givry Witchcraft, Magic & Alchemy vii. 90 She is moving with a regal gait, grasping the arthame, or magic knife.

1954 G. B. Gardner Witchcraft Today i. 26 The only circle that matters is the one drawn before every ceremony with either a duly consecrated Magic Sword or a Knife, the latter being the Witches' Athame or Black-Hilted Knife, with magic signs on the hilt.

1964 Western Folklore 23 119 The ‘high priestess’ draws a 9-ft. circle with her ‘athame’—the traditional knife she must always carry.

1986 M. Hardwick Malice Domestic vi. 75 That knife..it was an athamé—something used to cut designs in the air.

2003 New Witch Oct. 29/2 Use a sword, athame, or wand to focus your will and draw a circle of protection.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	athame
释义	athamen. Brit. /əˈθɑːmeɪ/, /əˈθeɪmeɪ/, U.S. /ˈæθəˌmeɪ/, /əˈθɑmeɪ/, /əˈθeɪmeɪ/ Forms: 1900s– arthame, 1900s– athame, 1900s– athamé. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French arthame. Etymology: < French arthame (1929 in the passage translated in quot. 1931; earliest in an 18th-cent. manuscript of a text on witchcraft, the Key of Solomon) < post-classical Latin artavus knife (frequently from early 9th cent. in British sources), itself of unknown origin. Compare artanus, arthanus in a 1572 English version of the Key of Solomon; these appear to be mistranscriptions of the same Latin word. A double-edged knife, typically having a black handle, used for ritual purposes in Wicca and other neopagan movements. ΚΠ 1931 J. C. Locke tr. É.-J. Grillot de Givry Witchcraft, Magic & Alchemy vii. 90 She is moving with a regal gait, grasping the arthame, or magic knife. 1954 G. B. Gardner Witchcraft Today i. 26 The only circle that matters is the one drawn before every ceremony with either a duly consecrated Magic Sword or a Knife, the latter being the Witches' Athame or Black-Hilted Knife, with magic signs on the hilt. 1964 Western Folklore 23 119 The ‘high priestess’ draws a 9-ft. circle with her ‘athame’—the traditional knife she must always carry. 1986 M. Hardwick Malice Domestic vi. 75 That knife..it was an athamé—something used to cut designs in the air. 2003 New Witch Oct. 29/2 Use a sword, athame, or wand to focus your will and draw a circle of protection. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1931
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