单词 | chantment |
释义 | chantmentn. archaic and rare after 16th cent. Incantation, enchantment; the use of magic. Also: an act of enchantment; a magical formula chanted or spoken, an incantation; a spell. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [noun] sigaldry?c1225 enchantery1297 enchantment1297 charminga1300 chantmentc1300 chantinga1382 forspeaking1483 fairyc1515 bewitching1535 enchanting1553 fascination1572 eye-biting1584 sparrow-blasting1589 effascination1624 enchant1634 maleficiation1649 spelling1665 glamour1793 weird1813 glamoury1821 ensorcellment1931 c1300 (c1250) Floris & Blauncheflur (Cambr.) (1966) 312 Þureȝ coniureson & chauntement. a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 654 Ful conyng was sche..& couþe fele þinges, of charmes & of chau [n] temens to schewe harde castis. a1400 Siege Jerusalem (Laud) (1932) l. 96 (MED) What medecyn is most..Wheþer gommes..or any goode drenches, Oþer chauntementes, or charmes? c1425 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Harl.) 149 Merlyn with ys chauntement, & myd ys quoyntyse. 1532 (c1385) Usk's Test. Love in W. W. Skeat Chaucerian & Other Pieces (1897) 39 (MED) How..han men to-forn this tyme trusted in writtes and chauntements, and in helpes of spirites? 1566 J. Studley tr. Seneca Medea 111 The bryde..with slibber slabber sosse of chauntments shalbe tryde. 1783 Baratarian Inquest (new ed.) 118 I cannot help thinking, that there is no such a thing as chantment in the world. 1803 W. S. Rose tr. Amadis de Gaule 128 The dread chantments of the avenging fay. 2002 K. Constable Singer of all Songs i. 8 She took a step closer, still singing the words of the chantment of strengthening. 2015 L. Saintcrow Trailer Park Fae 71 Belief, that great mother of chantment, could be used even by mortals. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1300 |
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