In extended use (in collocation with witch): a sorceress, a witch.
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释义 | the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > sorcerer or magician > witch > [noun] (67) walkyrieOE In extended use (in collocation with witch): a sorceress, a witch. witchOE A person (in later use typically a woman; see note) who practises witchcraft or magic, esp. of a malevolent or harmful nature. hagc1230 A witch; a woman thought to have dealings with the devil. strya1300 A hag, beldam. wise woman1382 A woman skilled in magic or hidden arts; a female magician, soothsayer, etc.; a witch, sorceress; esp. a harmless or beneficent one, who deals in… sorceressc1384 A female sorcerer; a witch. luller14.. One who lulls; ? a woman who chants spells, a witch. tylyester14.. An enchantress, sorceress. chantressc1425 A female magician; a sorceress, an enchantress. magicienne1490 A female magician, a sorceress. Obsolete. rare. gyre-carline1535 The mother-witch; a witch, hag. witch-womana1538 a woman who practises witchcraft or magic; cf. sense 1a. eye-biter1584 a person (esp. a woman) considered to possess the ‘evil eye’. beldama1586 esp. with depreciative sense: A loathsome old woman, a hag; a witch; a furious raging woman (without the notion of age), a virago. witch-wife1591 a woman who practises witchcraft or magic; cf. sense 1a. cunning woman1594 spec. Possessing magical knowledge or skill: in cunning man, cunning woman, a fortune-teller, conjurer, ‘wise man’, ‘wise woman’, wizard or witch… saga?a1600 A witch. magha1609 A sorceress. magicianess1651 A female magician. hag-witcha1658 General use in various types of compound, such as hag-born, hag-faced, hag lore, hag-witch, etc. haggard1658 An ugly or malicious old woman; a hag; a witch. besom-rider1664 a witch, from the popular notion that they rode on broom-sticks. wizardess1789 a female wizard, witch. fly-by-night1796 One who flies by night; one addicted to nocturnal excursions (see also quot. 1796. Also slang, one who defrauds his landlord or creditors by… lucky1827 A witch, a sorceress. Obsolete. bruja1829 Originally and chiefly in Spanish-speaking contexts: a sorceress, witch, or witch doctor; a woman who practises magic. Cf. brujo, n. weird-woman1845 a witch. hex1856 A witch. Also transferred, a witch-like female. Baba Yaga1857 In Russian and other Slavic folklore: (the name of) a witch or female demon. pishogue1906 A fairy; a witch. Now rare. witcher1928 (a) A person (esp. a woman) who fascinates or bewitches others (cf. witch, v.1 3) (rare). (b) A person who practises witchcraft (cf. witch, v.1 2a). Subcategories:— quality of being (3) — mock title for (1) — subordinate (1) — inhabiting water (1) — from Lapland (3) — soucouyant (3) — meeting of (8) — dance performed by (1) — apparatus used by (2) — witch-hunt (7) — object used as protection against (3) — one who detects witches (2) — preparation used to detect witches (1) |
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