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When was the word witch first used?
The earliest recorded use of the word is in the Laws of Ælfred, which date to about 890: Tha faemnan, the gewuniath onfon gealdorcraeftigan and scinlaecan and wiccan, ne laet thu tha libban. Women who are accustomed to receiving enchanters and sorceresses and witches, do not let them live!
Is hag a bad word?
Historically, a hag is an old, ugly woman with evil powers. Much like witches, crones, and banshees, hag has become a sexist insult degrading women.
What is a gender of witch?
To begin with, in modern English usage, the word ‘witch’ almost invariably denotes a female person, a woman or a girl. For example, the Concise Oxford Dictionary defines ‘witch’ in female terms, as ‘a sorceress, esp. a woman supposed to have dealings with the Devil or evil spirits.
What are the word list of the word witches?
Witches Vocabulary Word List (142) A) Afraid, Altar, Anti-Christian, Association, Assumption, Athame. B) Bad luck, Believer, Beltane, Bewitch, Black, Black cat, Brew, Broom. C) Candlemas, Cauldron, Caution, Celtic, Chalice, Circle, Cloak, Cone of power, Coven, Crystals. D)
How do I get the most common witch terms?
By default, the words are sorted by relevance/relatedness, but you can also get the most common witch terms by using the menu below, and there’s also the option to sort the words alphabetically so you can get witch words starting with a particular letter.
How many witch-related words are there?
There are 500 witch-related words in total, with the top 5 most semantically related being witchcraft, fairy, hex, glamour and warlock. You can get the definition (s) of a word in the list below by tapping the question-mark icon next to it.
What is the Italian word for coven of witches?
An Italian word for a coven of witches, literally a ‘grove’. (Related to the beautiful English word ‘bosky’, meaning wooded. In Middle English, ‘bosk’ was a variant of ‘bush’.) on the altar to represent the elements Spanish word for ‘witch’. (Male witch is ‘brujo’.)