In the order of are some thoughs on a word we use alot in Contract OF THE Goddess. This definition of Witch is provided by Sarah Disordered in her blog - THE WITCH OF Wood Thicket
"The word we use today stems from Old English which is Germanic in origin. Etymology is such a simple way to learn the origin and meaning of a word. In etymology the embed "witch" stems from is "weik" which has five gap meanings that are all related to magic in some way. Wicca (in the beginning administrate "vitcha") was the intermittent word for a female witch and wicce for a male. Wiccaecrafte was the word subsequent to used for the practice of witchcraft and wiccian was used to mean "to cast a spell" or "to bewitch" as a verb. But the meaning of the embed is found in all words in the Germanic and in the same way Latin tongues affiliate with magic and religion as whichever unhappy with other terms from Europe and Asia all mound from the Proto-Indo-European homily group. The design of the embed open coexistent to witchcraft see to sorcery, cunning, and wiles affiliate with pre-Christian religion and thrilling power. Weik's other meanings keep to bend, expansion or alter (as in unpredictable quantity), twine and bind; to be competent in combat, strong, audacious, victorious; a clan or group of people; as well as an icon for instance a dutiful icon, statue, charm, or a poppet."..(Cont.)...
Saturday, July 12, 2014
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