night-spelln.

Brit.

/ˈnʌɪtspɛl/, U.S.

/ˈnaɪtˌspɛl/

Forms: see night n. and spell n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: night n., spell n.¹

Etymology: < night n. + spell n.¹

Now historical.

1. A spell intended as protection against harm at night.

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the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [noun] > spell > kinds of

night-spellc1390

white paternosterc1390

back-pater-noster1561

counter-charm1601

witches' prayer1663

counter-spell1725

karakia1832

rune1841

black paternoster1851

conjure1873

c1390 G. Chaucer Miller's Tale 3480 The nyght [v.r. nyhtes] spel seyde he anon rightes On foure halues of the hous aboute And on the thresshfold on the dore withoute.

1579 E. K. in E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. Mar. 54 Gloss. Spell, is a kinde of verse or charme,..as the Nightspel for theeues.

1608 E. Topsell Hist. Serpents 100 This is an excellent night-spell, & therefore I was loth to pretermit it.

a1625 J. Fletcher Monsieur Thomas (1639) iv. vi. sig. K2^v Have at ye with a night spell then... St. Geoge, St. Geoge,..He walkes by day, so do's he by night [etc.].

1674 T. Blount Glossographia (ed. 4) Night-spel, was a Prayer against the Night-mar.

1713 J. Smith tr. G. Chaucer in Poems upon Several Occasions 333 Then first to Exorcise the Room he falls, Crossing the Door, the Threshold and the Walls, And after mumbl'd o're in baleful Tone The dreary Night-Spell thrice.

a1745 W. Meston Poet. Wks. (1767) 39 Knots and charms, and the night spell, Which makes the devil stand as warden, To watch a deer-park or a garden.

1845 Dublin Univ. Mag. 25 42/2 The particular prayer which, as we know, our fathers had against this visitation..was termed the ‘night-spell’.

1860 Eclectic Mar. 270 Our oldest night-spells supplicate—‘Nine roods rounde the house to keepe it alle the night’.

1876 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Words Whitby Night-spells, prayers or ejaculations of the olden time, for spiritual or angelic guardianship through the night.

1954 ELH 21 96 (note) Probably the following lines are in the same night-spell tradition.

1997 P. Opie et al. Oxf. Dict. Nursery Rhymes 358 In more recent times the prayer, which in fact amounts to a night-spell, has been found throughout England.

2. A spell intended to cause harm or trouble at night. Now rare.

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the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [noun] > spell > malignant enchantment or curse > kinds of

night-spell1567

1567 A. Golding tr. Ovid Metamorphosis (new ed.) f. 85^v The King and all his garde..were through hir [sc. Medea's] nightspels and hir charmes in deadly sleepe all cast.

1590 R. Harvey Plaine Percevall 19 Such a one as speakes of gospels in the day: but vseth I know not what night-spels in the darke.

c1604 Charlemagne (1938) i. 5 I haue seene your conference withe witches; nightspell knaues, coniurynge mountebanke.

1612 J. Mason Anat. Sorcerie 86 Binding some, that they cannot use their naturall powers and faculties, as we see in night-spels.

1634 T. Heywood & R. Brome Late Lancashire Witches v. sig. K^v I cannot be at peace (The night-spell being took of) till I have met With noble Mr. Generous.

1827 Gentleman's Mag. 97 486 When the next morning's Sun had glistened upon the little stream, and the night-spell had thus been broken, one horse drew away with ease the waggon.

1953 Shakespeare Q. 4 392 If..we return to Scene ii, there will be found a major rendering of the night-spell which dooms Banquo.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	night-spell
释义	night-spelln. Brit. /ˈnʌɪtspɛl/, U.S. /ˈnaɪtˌspɛl/ Forms: see night n. and spell n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: night n., spell n.¹ Etymology: < night n. + spell n.¹ Now historical. 1. A spell intended as protection against harm at night. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [noun] > spell > kinds of night-spellc1390 white paternosterc1390 back-pater-noster1561 counter-charm1601 witches' prayer1663 counter-spell1725 karakia1832 rune1841 black paternoster1851 conjure1873 c1390 G. Chaucer Miller's Tale 3480 The nyght [v.r. nyhtes] spel seyde he anon rightes On foure halues of the hous aboute And on the thresshfold on the dore withoute. 1579 E. K. in E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. Mar. 54 Gloss. Spell, is a kinde of verse or charme,..as the Nightspel for theeues. 1608 E. Topsell Hist. Serpents 100 This is an excellent night-spell, & therefore I was loth to pretermit it. a1625 J. Fletcher Monsieur Thomas (1639) iv. vi. sig. K2^v Have at ye with a night spell then... St. Geoge, St. Geoge,..He walkes by day, so do's he by night [etc.]. 1674 T. Blount Glossographia (ed. 4) Night-spel, was a Prayer against the Night-mar. 1713 J. Smith tr. G. Chaucer in Poems upon Several Occasions 333 Then first to Exorcise the Room he falls, Crossing the Door, the Threshold and the Walls, And after mumbl'd o're in baleful Tone The dreary Night-Spell thrice. a1745 W. Meston Poet. Wks. (1767) 39 Knots and charms, and the night spell, Which makes the devil stand as warden, To watch a deer-park or a garden. 1845 Dublin Univ. Mag. 25 42/2 The particular prayer which, as we know, our fathers had against this visitation..was termed the ‘night-spell’. 1860 Eclectic Mar. 270 Our oldest night-spells supplicate—‘Nine roods rounde the house to keepe it alle the night’. 1876 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Words Whitby Night-spells, prayers or ejaculations of the olden time, for spiritual or angelic guardianship through the night. 1954 ELH 21 96 (note) Probably the following lines are in the same night-spell tradition. 1997 P. Opie et al. Oxf. Dict. Nursery Rhymes 358 In more recent times the prayer, which in fact amounts to a night-spell, has been found throughout England. 2. A spell intended to cause harm or trouble at night. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [noun] > spell > malignant enchantment or curse > kinds of night-spell1567 1567 A. Golding tr. Ovid Metamorphosis (new ed.) f. 85^v The King and all his garde..were through hir [sc. Medea's] nightspels and hir charmes in deadly sleepe all cast. 1590 R. Harvey Plaine Percevall 19 Such a one as speakes of gospels in the day: but vseth I know not what night-spels in the darke. c1604 Charlemagne (1938) i. 5 I haue seene your conference withe witches; nightspell knaues, coniurynge mountebanke. 1612 J. Mason Anat. Sorcerie 86 Binding some, that they cannot use their naturall powers and faculties, as we see in night-spels. 1634 T. Heywood & R. Brome Late Lancashire Witches v. sig. K^v I cannot be at peace (The night-spell being took of) till I have met With noble Mr. Generous. 1827 Gentleman's Mag. 97 486 When the next morning's Sun had glistened upon the little stream, and the night-spell had thus been broken, one horse drew away with ease the waggon. 1953 Shakespeare Q. 4 392 If..we return to Scene ii, there will be found a major rendering of the night-spell which dooms Banquo. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1390
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