swan maiden

noun

any of a class of folkloric maidens, in many Indo-European and Asian tales, capable of being transformed into swans, as by magic or sorcery.

Origin of swan maiden

First recorded in 1865–70

Words nearby swan maiden

Swan-Ganz catheter, swanherd, swank, swanky, Swan Lake, swan maiden, Swanndri, swan neck, swannery, Swanscombe man, swansdown

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Example sentences from the Web for swan maiden

The song ended, again spake the swan-maiden: “Tell us, O Eva, when death shall set us free.”
Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17)|Various
In this respect the swan-maiden and the Valkyries are identical.
Women of the Teutonic Nations|Hermann Schoenfeld
Had Liebrecht's theory touched only the Swan-maiden group, it would have been more convenient to discuss it in the last chapter.
The Science of Fairy Tales|Edwin Sidney Hartland
If you take a jinni or a swan-maiden you can go from Cairo to Bokhara in less time than our best expresses could cover a mile.
The Life of Sir Richard Burton|Thomas Wright

So the swan-maiden kept her human form, as long as she was deprived of her tunic of feathers.
Myths and Myth-Makers|John Fiske

British Dictionary definitions for swan maiden

swan maiden

noun

any of a group of maidens in folklore who by magic are transformed into swans

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	swan maiden
释义	swan maiden noun any of a class of folkloric maidens, in many Indo-European and Asian tales, capable of being transformed into swans, as by magic or sorcery. Origin of swan maiden First recorded in 1865–70 Words nearby swan maiden Swan-Ganz catheter, swanherd, swank, swanky, Swan Lake, swan maiden, Swanndri, swan neck, swannery, Swanscombe man, swansdown Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for swan maiden The song ended, again spake the swan-maiden: “Tell us, O Eva, when death shall set us free.” Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17)\|Various In this respect the swan-maiden and the Valkyries are identical. Women of the Teutonic Nations\|Hermann Schoenfeld Had Liebrecht's theory touched only the Swan-maiden group, it would have been more convenient to discuss it in the last chapter. The Science of Fairy Tales\|Edwin Sidney Hartland If you take a jinni or a swan-maiden you can go from Cairo to Bokhara in less time than our best expresses could cover a mile. The Life of Sir Richard Burton\|Thomas Wright So the swan-maiden kept her human form, as long as she was deprived of her tunic of feathers. Myths and Myth-Makers\|John Fiske British Dictionary definitions for swan maiden swan maiden noun any of a group of maidens in folklore who by magic are transformed into swans Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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