witch

witch

witch (third-person singular simple present witches, present participle witching, simple past and past participle witched)

1. (obsolete) To practise witchcraft

   It approaches the witching hour.

2. To bewitch
3. To dowse for water

witch (plural witches)

1. (archaic or dialectal) A man who practises witchcraft.
   • 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book I.8:

     And som of hem lough [Merlin] to scorne, as kyng Lot, and mo other called hym a wytche.

2. A woman who is learned in and actively practices witchcraft.
3. (derogatory) An ugly or unpleasant woman.

   I hate that old witch.

	strega
	person who uses magic
	A female person who uses magic.

	fattucchiera
	person who uses magic
	A female person who uses magic.

stregone

	ammaliare
	To cast a spell on someone or something.

ammaliatrice

fattucchiere

incantare

indovino

maga

mago

maliarda

passera lingua di cane

stregare

Altri significati:

penurious or spiteful old woman

An Atlantic flatfish, Glyptocephalus cynoglossus; Torbay sole.

A woman who has evil magic powers.

To dowse for water

(derogatory) An ugly or unpleasant woman.

To bewitch

A woman who is learned in and actively practices witchcraft.

(obsolete) To practise witchcraft

derogatory: ugly or unpleasant woman

(archaic or dialectal) A man who practises witchcraft.

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