An old English word for a liar gave us this term for a male witch
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warlock (n.) - Online Etymology Dictionary  Old English wrloga "traitor, liar, enemy, devil," from wr "faith, fidelity; ... Original primary sense seems to have been "oath-breaker;" given special ... Ending in -ck (1680s) and meaning "male equivalent of a witch" (1560s) are from Scottish. ... by LogoBee.com; Web page design by Dan McCormack  Sponsored Words.
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Warlock - Witchcraft Terms and Tools - Witchcraft  In traditional Scottish witchcraft, "warlock" is simply the term used for a wizard, ... in fiction) for a male who uses or practices magic that derives from supernatural or ... Old English word wrloga, meaning a traitor, liar or oath-breaker), and use...
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warlocks - Memidex dictionary/thesaurus  "warlocks" is a plural form of "warlock": a male witch or demon. ... Old English wrloga "traitor, liar, enemy", from wr "faith, a compact" ... a man who practises witchcraft; a sorcerer (7 of 81 words, pronunciation) ... a man who is thought to have magic power, as in practicing black magic; ... American Heritage Dictionary:...
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warlock - Wiktionary  From Middle English warloghe, warlowe, warloe, from Old English wrloga   (traitor, ... veritable) + loga   (liar), from Proto-Germanic *lug, related to Old English logan ... A few writers have alternatively proposed that the word derives from Old Norse ... Because of its etymology, the term is not much used by male witches...
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Warlock | Define Warlock at Dictionary.com  Warlock definition, a man who professes or is supposed to practice magic or ... With so much experience in rehab, this "warlock"Sheen's word choice, not ... Old English wrloga oath breaker, from wr oath + -loga liar, from logan to lie1 ... Ending in -ck and meaning "male equivalent of a witch" (1560s) are from Scottish.
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Macbeth Quotes - Homepages Rootsweb - Ancestry.com  Yet who would have thought the old man to have had so much blood in him?" .... Macbeth asks him if he saw the weird sisters (the witches), to which the ... Lady Macduff replies that a traitor is one who "swears and lies" (line 47), and the son...
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Harry Potter Glossary _____  Feb 1, 2010 ... Moody, Mad-Eye Alastor, an Auror, with electric-blue swiveling eye that ... viscous, stupid creature, 12 feet tall, with small bald head (Y1P174)...
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That Way Madness Lies - Meaning and Usage - Literary Devices  King Lear speaks this line to Kent to express his grief for his daughters' selfish ... others, yet others pay him back very badly, it causes despair and obsession due to ... As the storm comes on the heath, King Lear considers filial ingratitude of his...
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Previous Entry - Wordorigins.org  Dec 20, 2015 ... The word is a borrowing from the Scandinavian languagesit's hreindri in Old ... Deer is a Germanic root meaning animal or beast, which only later ... The word makes one appearance in Old English, in an account of a voyage to ... The association of reindeer with Christmas and Santa Claus dates to early...
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covens - Memidex dictionary/thesaurus  "covens" is a plural form of "coven": an assembly of witches. usually 13 ... Definition references ... a group or meeting of witches (6 of 31 words, pronunciation) ... Origin: Middle English covent, from Anglo-Norman covent, cuvent, from Old...
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The Facts on File Dictionary of Allusions - Scribd  His name may come from haaron (meaning ark). and the other set in the .... A variant of the legend explains that Actaeon was put to death as ..... Hamlet muses upon the skull of a long-deceased court jester calledYorick. ... alas, poor Yorick! ...... Tristram Shandy. a Roman grammarian of the sixth century a.bricks without...
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Exodus 22:18 "Do not allow a sorceress to live. - Bible Hub  Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. Holman Christian Standard Bible ... to conduct ourselves by its holy power, that denying ungodliness and wordly ... pass through the fire, one who uses divination, one who practices witchcraft, ... Deuteronomy 18:10,11 There shall not be found among you any one that makes his son or
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Tools of Characterization in Great Expectations - Shmoop  Character Analysis. Names. We're pretty sure Dickens had one party of a time cooking up the ... The "witch" part of his name is very interesting, because we fancy him to be a bit of a magician himself, a bit of a mysterious creature. He produces all kinds of money and finds a way to get it to Pip without Pip knowing who sent it.
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William Shakespeare was one smart guy, no doubt about it. He had ...  Its origin was the Anglo-Norman verb pelfrer meaning to "rob or plunder. ... The ancient Greek name for fruit grown through grafting a kind of apple to quince ... Ancient Romans combined the preposition pro , "for the benefit of," and the adverb ... The French combined this with chat , "cat," to create chatepelose , "hairy cat.
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Flashcards - Final Jeopardy season 20 - FreezingBlue.com  Mar 18, 2015 ... This somewhat negative term arose because twisting fibers into thread was mainly a woman's job. Spinster. Once slang for brain, this 2-word...
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Flying - The Mystica  According to legend witches usually flew with the aid of broomsticks, forks, or shovels. ... Also witches, sorcerers, and necromancers were accused of flying aided by ... Inquisition in Sicily (1579-1651) associated with a sect known as donna di fuora ... is good or bad is not determined by the act itself, but rather by who does it.
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Troiles and Cressida: Entire Play  To tell you, fair beholders, that our play .... himself! Well, the gods are above; time must friend or end: well, Troilus, well: I would my ...... How he describes himself! ...... Hath beat down Menon: bastard Margarelon .... A bastard son of Priam's.
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Please do not call male Witches "Warlocks" it's an incorrect term...  Mar 27, 2015 ... Warlock means "oath breaker" and is meant to be a derogatory term. ... There's no separation and wizard doesn't mean "male witch" either... a ..... Middle English warloghe, from Old English wrloga one that breaks faith, ... And you also claimed sorcerers and wizards are the same witch they are not at all.
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No Fear Shakespeare  Macbeth - HIBS ENGLISH  FIRST WITCH. When shall we ... The WITCHES hear the calls of their spirit friends or familiars ... I come, Graymalkin! FIRST WITCH. (calling to her cat) I'm coming, Graymalkin! 10 ... she were his whore. But Luck ... But I am faint, my gashes cry for help. CAPTAIN ..... That wouldst thou holily; wouldst not play false,. And yet...
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The Canterbury Tales  Had power to confess coat and gown  ..... Told stories most of sin and harlotry. He stole corn ..... There came a kite, while they were waxing wrath, ..... Falsely concealed your true name thus! .... You know yourself she cannot wed both ...... On holidays before her he would troop, ...... In shriving, preaching, is my diligence,.
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-mancy, -mancer, -mantic, -mantical - Word Information  Greek: used as a suffix; divination, prophecy, fortune telling; to interpret signs so practical decisions can be made [related to -mania] ... It's the things we know that aren't so. ... deceased to forecast future events: Also known as amathomancy (from the Greek amathos, "sand"), abacomancy is the art and practice of foretelling...