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单词 vila
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vilan.

Brit. /ˈviːlə/, U.S. /ˈvilə/
Forms: Plural vilas, vile.
Etymology: Serbo–Croat and Slovenian.
In Slavonic mythology: a fairy, a nymph, a spirit. Cf. wili n.
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the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > fairy or elf > [noun]
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1827 J. Bowring Servian Pop. Poetry p. xxxvii An omnipresent spirit—airy and fanciful—making its dwelling in solitudes..a being called the Vila.
1887 Folk-Lore Jrnl. 5 347 Whosoever has compared the northern elves with the Slavonic vilas..will see that they are of modern origin.
1911 Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 689/2 The [Serbian] peasants believe in charms and omens, in..ghosts, the evil eye and vile or white-robed spirits of the earth, air, stream and mountain, with hoofs like a goat and henna-dyed nails and hair.
1922 D. H. Low in tr. Ballads of Marko Kraljević 21 In Serbian song Vilas are represented as jealous and capricious beings but on the whole not unfriendly to mankind.
1974 Encycl. Brit. Macropædia XVI. 876/1 Particularly feared are maidens who died before marriage and are believed to be addicted to the kidnapping of bridegrooms and babies... They are called..vile..in Serbo–Croatia and Bulgaria.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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