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English word witch comes from Proto-Germanic *wikkōną (To practice sorcery.), Old English (ca. 450-1100) ƿicce
*wikkōną (Proto-Germanic)
To practice sorcery.
ƿicce (Old English)
*wikkô (Proto-Germanic)
A (male) witch; warlock; magician; sorcerer; wizard; spellcaster.
wicca (Old English)
Wizard, sorcerer, magician, druid, necromancer.
wicche (Middle English)
witch (English)
(derogatory) An ugly or unpleasant woman.. (geometry) A certain curve of the third order, described by Maria Agnesi under the name versiera.. (now usually particularly) A woman who is learned in and actively practices witchcraft.. A person who practices witchcraft; a woman or (archaic, outside, dialects, and, Wicca) man who practices witchcraft.. Any of a number of flatfish:. Arnoglossus [...]