elf-shotn.

Etymology: < elf n.¹ + shot n.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈelf-shot.

1. ‘Disease, supposed to be produced by the immediate agency of evil spirits’ (Jamieson).

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > other human disorders > [noun]

thringa1400

pip?a1425

foge?c1475

pankc1475

day and night shot1527

kindnessc1600

elf-shot1681

pseudo-syphilis1810

c1000 Ags. Leechd. III. 54 Ylfa gescot.]

1681 H. More in J. Glanvill Saducismus Triumphatus ii. 303 The sickness of Will. Black was an Elf-shot.

1841 G. Borrow Zincali I. i. ix. 148 Shepherds and cowherds..are most exposed to the effects of the elf-shot.

2. Scottish. A flint arrow-head; see quot. 1769.

ΚΠ

1769 T. Pennant Tour Scotl. (1774) 101 Elf-shots..are supposed to be weapons shot by fairies at cattle.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	elf-shot
释义	elf-shotn. Etymology: < elf n.¹ + shot n.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈelf-shot. 1. ‘Disease, supposed to be produced by the immediate agency of evil spirits’ (Jamieson). ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > other human disorders > [noun] thringa1400 pip?a1425 foge?c1475 pankc1475 day and night shot1527 kindnessc1600 elf-shot1681 pseudo-syphilis1810 c1000 Ags. Leechd. III. 54 Ylfa gescot.] 1681 H. More in J. Glanvill Saducismus Triumphatus ii. 303 The sickness of Will. Black was an Elf-shot. 1841 G. Borrow Zincali I. i. ix. 148 Shepherds and cowherds..are most exposed to the effects of the elf-shot. 2. Scottish. A flint arrow-head; see quot. 1769. ΚΠ 1769 T. Pennant Tour Scotl. (1774) 101 Elf-shots..are supposed to be weapons shot by fairies at cattle. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1681
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