† sigaldryn.
Obsolete. rare.
Enchantment, sorcery.
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sigaldry?c1225
enchantery1297
enchantment1297
charminga1300
chantmentc1300
chantinga1382
forspeaking1483
fairyc1515
bewitching1535
enchanting1553
fascination1572
eye-biting1584
sparrow-blasting1589
effascination1624
enchant1634
maleficiation1649
spelling1665
glamour1793
weird1813
glamoury1821
ensorcellment1931
?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 155 Sigaldrie [c1230 Corpus sygaldren]. false tollunges leuunge o nore on swefne & alle wiche creftes.
a1400 K. Alis. (W.) 7015 Quede and harme he wil me spye,..Gef he wot of this sygaldrye [Laud trigoldrye] That this trowes [= trees] kan lye.
?a1500 Chester Pl., Crucifixion (Shaks. Soc.) II. 69 Burye hym wher thy wil be, But look thou make no sigaldry To raise him up agayne.
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