Английский Этимологический словарь - witch
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- O.E. wicca "sorcerer, wizard" (fem. wicce "witch"), from P.Gmc. *wikkjaz "necromancer" (one who wakes the dead), from PIE *weg-yo-, from *weg- "to be strong, be lively." Related to O.E. wiccian "to practice witchcraft," itself related to wigle "divination," wig "idol," and Gothic weihs "holy" and weihan "consecrate." Extended sense of "young woman or girl of bewitching aspect or manners" is first recorded 1740. Witch-hunt is from 1640 in the literal sense; the extended sense is 1938, by George Orwell, popularized in Cold War anti-Communist hysteria. Witchcraft is O.E. wiccecrжft, from crжft "power, skill." "Witches were liable to be burned till 1736." [Weekley] Witch doctor is from 1718; applied to African magicians from 1836.
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~ n 1 a woman who is supposed to have magic powers, especially to do bad things 2 informal an insulting word for an old or unpleasant woman (- see also bewitch) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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(witches) 1. In fairy stories, a witch is a woman, usually an old woman, who has evil magic powers. Witches often wear a pointed black hat, and have a pet black cat. N-COUNT 2. A witch is a man or woman who claims to have magic powers and to be able to use them for good or bad purposes. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English wicche, from Old English wicca, masculine, wizard & wicce, feminine, ~; akin to Middle High German wicken to be~, Old English wigle divination, and perhaps to Old High German wih holy — more at victim Date: before 12th century 1. one that is credited with usually malignant supernatural powers; especially a woman practicing usually black ~craft often with the aid of a devil or familiar ; sorceress — compare warlock 2. an ugly old woman ; hag 3. a charming or alluring girl or woman 4. a practitioner of Wicca 5. ~ of Agnesi • ~like adjective • ~y adjective II. verb Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to affect injuriously with ~craft 2. archaic to influence or beguile with allure or charm intransitive verb dowse ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. 1 a sorceress, esp. a woman supposed to have dealings with the devil or evil spirits. 2 an ugly old woman; a hag. 3 a fascinating girl or woman. 4 a flat-fish, Pleuronectes cynoglossus, resembling the lemon sole. --v.tr. archaic 1 bewitch. 2 fascinate, charm, lure. Phrases and idioms witch-doctor a tribal magician of primitive people. witches' sabbath see SABBATH 3. witch-hunt 1 hist. a search for and persecution of supposed witches. 2 a campaign directed against a particular group of those holding unpopular or unorthodox views, esp. communists. the witching hour midnight, when witches are supposedly active (after Shakesp. Hamlet III. ii. 377 the witching time of night). Derivatives witching adj. witchlike adj. Etymology: OE wicca (masc.), wicce (fem.), rel. to wiccian (v.) practise magic arts ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. фольк. ведьма witches Sabbath —- шабаш ведьм 2. некрасивая старая женщина old witch —- старая ведьма (карга) 3. привлекательная, обворожительная женщина, чаровница 4. колдун; колдунья 5. гадалка 6. знахарь; знахарка 7. мат. верспера, локон Аньези 8. редк. буревестник (птица) Id: as nervous as a witch —- ам. диал. ни минуты покоя не знает Id: the witch is in it —- здесь не обошлось без колдовства, здесь что-то нечисто 9. околдовать, заколдовать; навести порчу 10. очаровать, обворожить 11. искать клад с помощью волшебного прута ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) колдунья; ведьма - witchs broom 2) obs. колдун, знахарь 3) joc. чародейка 2. v. poet. околдовать, обворожить ...Англо-русский словарь
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