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‖ vila|ˈvila|
Pl. vilas, vile.
[Serbo–Croat and Slovenian.]
In Slavonic mythology: a fairy, a nymph, a spirit. Cf. wili, willi.
1827J. Bowring Servian Pop. Poetry p. xxxvii, An omnipresent spirit—airy and fanciful—making its dwelling in solitudes..a being called the Vila. 1887Folk-Lore Jrnl. V. 347 Whosoever has compared the northern elves with the Slavonic vilas..will see that they are of modern origin. 1911Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 689/2 The [Serbian] peasants believe in charms and omens, in..ghosts, the evil eye and vile or white-robed spirits of the earth, air, stream and mountain, with hoofs like a goat and henna-dyed nails and hair. 1922D. H. Low Kraljević's Ballads iv. 21 In Serbian song Vilas are represented as jealous and capricious beings but on the whole not unfriendly to mankind. 1974Encycl. Brit. Macropædia XVI. 876/1 Particularly feared are maidens who died before marriage and are believed to be addicted to the kidnapping of bridegrooms and babies... They are called..vile..in Serbo–Croatia and Bulgaria. |