witchspirit

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noun

The spirit of a witch.

OriginEnglish spirit ← Middle English spirit ← Old French espirit →
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Meanings

nounwitchspirit (plural witchspirits)

plural witchspirits · alternative witch-spirit · alternative witch spirit

  1. The spirit of a witch.

    This class of witch-spirit has the power to stretch her limbs abnormally[.]

    1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 202

Origin

  1. Old Englishwiċċe
  2. Proto-Germanic*wikkōną
  3. Proto-West Germanic*wikkōn
  4. Proto-West Germanic*wikkō
  5. Old Englishwiċċa
  6. Middle Englishwicche
  7. Englishwitch
  8. Proto-Indo-European*(s)peys-der.?
  9. Latinspīrō
  10. Latinspīritu
  11. Old Frenchespirit
  12. Middle Englishspirit
  13. Englishspirit
  14. Englishwitchspirit

From witch + spirit.

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APA

witchspirit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/witchspirit

MLA

“witchspirit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/witchspirit. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “witchspirit,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/witchspirit.

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