witcheringn.

Brit.

/ˈwɪtʃ(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈwɪtʃərɪŋ/

Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: witchery n.

Etymology: Probably an alteration of witchery n., after -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier witching n.¹ and later witcher n.²

rare.

An act of bewitching a person or thing; witchcraft, sorcery. Cf. witchery n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > [noun] > act(s) of

wielOE

witchcraftsOE

telingc1230

sorceries1357

witcheries1573

witchering1818

the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > [noun]

wielingeOE

wielOE

craftOE

witchcraftOE

witchdomOE

telingc1230

demerlaykc1275

dweomercraeftc1275

sorcerya1300

magicc1387

maleficec1390

jugglerya1400

precination1503

witchery1546

maleficiousness1547

prestigiation?c1550

wizardry1583

magie1592

dark art1613

prestigion1635

conjurement1645

magomancy1652

wizardism1682

thaumaturgy1727

warlockry1818

witchwork1827

brujería1838

wizardship1882

trolldom1891

mojo1923

pixie dust1951

witchering1956

old religion1964

1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian iii, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. IV. 61 Hast no done mischief enow already, wi' thy murders and thy witcherings?

1956 Skyline Trail Summer 22/2 That devil stallion Hibiscus that is infiltered with voodoo and the black witchering o' the devil.

1957 K. V. Eiker Star of Macedon (1958) 190 Here was a witchering worthy of the greatest magicians in the land.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	witchering
释义	witcheringn. Brit. /ˈwɪtʃ(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈwɪtʃərɪŋ/ Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: witchery n. Etymology: Probably an alteration of witchery n., after -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier witching n.¹ and later witcher n.² rare. An act of bewitching a person or thing; witchcraft, sorcery. Cf. witchery n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > [noun] > act(s) of wielOE witchcraftsOE telingc1230 sorceries1357 witcheries1573 witchering1818 the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > [noun] wielingeOE wielOE craftOE witchcraftOE witchdomOE telingc1230 demerlaykc1275 dweomercraeftc1275 sorcerya1300 magicc1387 maleficec1390 jugglerya1400 precination1503 witchery1546 maleficiousness1547 prestigiation?c1550 wizardry1583 magie1592 dark art1613 prestigion1635 conjurement1645 magomancy1652 wizardism1682 thaumaturgy1727 warlockry1818 witchwork1827 brujería1838 wizardship1882 trolldom1891 mojo1923 pixie dust1951 witchering1956 old religion1964 1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian iii, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. IV. 61 Hast no done mischief enow already, wi' thy murders and thy witcherings? 1956 Skyline Trail Summer 22/2 That devil stallion Hibiscus that is infiltered with voodoo and the black witchering o' the devil. 1957 K. V. Eiker Star of Macedon (1958) 190 Here was a witchering worthy of the greatest magicians in the land. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1818
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