sorceressn.

Brit.

/ˈsɔːs(ə)rᵻs/,

/sɔːsəˈrɛs/, U.S.

/ˈsɔrs(ə)rəs/

Forms: Also 1500s–1600s sorceres.

Etymology: < Anglo-Norman sorceresse, -esce: see sorcer n. and -ess suffix¹.

a. A female sorcerer; a witch.

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

c1384 G. Chaucer Hous of Fame iii. 1262 Ther saugh I..charmeresses, Olde wrecches, Sorceresses, That vse exorsisacions.

1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 49 Thes queenes were as tuo goddesses Of Art magique Sorceresses.

1470–85 T. Malory Morte d'Arthur vi. iv. 187 Sore I am of these quenes sorceresses aferd.

1509 S. Hawes Pastime of Pleasure (1845) xxxvi. 188 The sorceresse, the false roote of doloure, All of golde..Of the best made the head serpentyne.

1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VI f. cxij Jhon duke of Alaunson and his sorceresse Jone, (called the mayde, sent from God).

1638 F. Junius Painting of Ancients 173 Diogenes..witnesseth Medea to have been not a sorceresse, but a woman of knowne wisdome.

1671 J. Milton Samson Agonistes 819 How cunningly the sorceress displays Her own transgressions, to upbraid me mine.

a1740 D. Waterland Wks. (1823) IX. 413 How unlikely is it that God should make use of this sorceress as a prophetess, and should give her the honour of revealing his counsels.

1832 W. Irving Alhambra I. 242 This may be one of those Northern sorceresses of whom we have heard.

1885 W. Pater Marius the Epicurean I. v. 62 In one very remote village lives the sorceress Pamphile.

in extended use.a1700 T. Ken Hymnotheo in Wks. (1721) III. 95 Much more mysterious is my inbred Lust; In no one thing I can the Sorc'ress trust.attributive.1841 W. Spalding Italy & Ital. Islands II. 319 Armida, the sorceress-niece of the Sultan of Damascus.1877 ‘Rita’ Vivienne iii. vi Blanche repaid him with sorceress smiles and false kisses.

b. In playful or familiar use.

ΚΠ

1805 H. K. White Let. 10 Sept. in Remains (1807) I. 175 Sorceress! I cannot burst thy bonds!

1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede I. i. v. 97 Ah! you witch-mother, you sorceress! How is a Christian man to win a game of you?

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sorceress
释义	sorceressn. Brit. /ˈsɔːs(ə)rᵻs/, /sɔːsəˈrɛs/, U.S. /ˈsɔrs(ə)rəs/ Forms: Also 1500s–1600s sorceres. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman sorceresse, -esce: see sorcer n. and -ess suffix¹. a. A female sorcerer; a witch. 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 c1384 G. Chaucer Hous of Fame iii. 1262 Ther saugh I..charmeresses, Olde wrecches, Sorceresses, That vse exorsisacions. 1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 49 Thes queenes were as tuo goddesses Of Art magique Sorceresses. 1470–85 T. Malory Morte d'Arthur vi. iv. 187 Sore I am of these quenes sorceresses aferd. 1509 S. Hawes Pastime of Pleasure (1845) xxxvi. 188 The sorceresse, the false roote of doloure, All of golde..Of the best made the head serpentyne. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VI f. cxij Jhon duke of Alaunson and his sorceresse Jone, (called the mayde, sent from God). 1638 F. Junius Painting of Ancients 173 Diogenes..witnesseth Medea to have been not a sorceresse, but a woman of knowne wisdome. 1671 J. Milton Samson Agonistes 819 How cunningly the sorceress displays Her own transgressions, to upbraid me mine. View more context for this quotation a1740 D. Waterland Wks. (1823) IX. 413 How unlikely is it that God should make use of this sorceress as a prophetess, and should give her the honour of revealing his counsels. 1832 W. Irving Alhambra I. 242 This may be one of those Northern sorceresses of whom we have heard. 1885 W. Pater Marius the Epicurean I. v. 62 In one very remote village lives the sorceress Pamphile. in extended use.a1700 T. Ken Hymnotheo in Wks. (1721) III. 95 Much more mysterious is my inbred Lust; In no one thing I can the Sorc'ress trust.attributive.1841 W. Spalding Italy & Ital. Islands II. 319 Armida, the sorceress-niece of the Sultan of Damascus.1877 ‘Rita’ Vivienne iii. vi Blanche repaid him with sorceress smiles and false kisses. b. In playful or familiar use. ΚΠ 1805 H. K. White Let. 10 Sept. in Remains (1807) I. 175 Sorceress! I cannot burst thy bonds! 1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede I. i. v. 97 Ah! you witch-mother, you sorceress! How is a Christian man to win a game of you? This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1384
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