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wiccecræft

Posted on October 29, 2019 by Hana Videen

wiccecræft, m.n: witchcraft, sorcery, magic art. (WITCH-eh-KRAFT)

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gēo-sceaft-gāst

Posted on October 20, 2019 by Hana Videen

gēo-sceaft-gāst, m.n: a fatal, dire spirit or ancient spirit (definition uncertain). (YAY-oh-SHEH-aft-GAHST)

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wiccian

Posted on October 19, 2019 by Hana Videen

wiccian, wk.v: to practise witchcraft. (WITCH-ee-ahn)

Zoroaster in ‘The Treasury’. Italy (Florence), 1425. British Library, Yates Thompson 28, f. 51r. [bl.uk]

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galdor-word

Posted on October 13, 2019 by Hana Videen

galdor-word, n.n: word of incantation. (GAL-dor-WORD / ˈgal-dɔr-ˌwɔrd)

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wicce

Posted on October 8, 2019 by Hana Videen

wicce, f.n: a witch, sorceress. (WITCH-eh)

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wicca

Posted on October 7, 2019 by Hana Videen

wicca, m.n: a wizard, soothsayer, sorcerer, magician. (WICK-ka)

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scīn-lāc

Posted on July 31, 2019 by Hana Videen

scīn-lāc, n.n: magic or necromancy that causes apparitions and delusions. (SHEEN-LAHK / ˈʃiːn-ˌlaːk)

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galdor-cræft

Posted on July 18, 2019 by Hana Videen

galdor-cræft, m.n: art of enchantment, occult art, incantation. (GALL-dor-KRAFT)

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James le Palmer’s Omne Bonum. S.E. England (London), c. 1360-c. 1375. British Library, Royal 6 E VI, f. 396v.⁠ [bl.uk]
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ælf-siden

Posted on July 2, 2019 by Hana Videen

ælf-siden, f.n: ‘elf-enchantment’ (unknown affliction accompanied by fever). (ALF-SID-en / ˈælf-ˌsɪ-dɛn)

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scīn-lǣce

Posted on October 30, 2018 by Hana Videen

scīn-lǣce, f.n: a woman who practises magic, a sorceress. (SHEEN-LATCH-eh)

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