eye-bite
/ˈʌɪbʌɪt/originally Irish English. Now rare
verb
[with object] To bewitch with the eye; especially to bring a malign influence to bear upon (a person) by means of one's gaze, to place the ‘evil eye’ upon.
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in Reginald Scot (d. 1599), writer on witchcraft. From eye + bite.
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