wicche

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From a conflation of Old English wiċċe and wicca, from Proto-Germanic *wikkô.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwitʃ(ə)/, /ˈweːtʃ(ə)/

Noun

wicche (plural wicches or (early) wicchen)

  1. witch, wizard, sorceror
    • a. 1382, John Wycliffe, “Acts 8:8-10”, in Wycliffe's Bible:
      Therfor greet ioye was maad in that citee. / But there was a man in that citee, whos name was Symount, a witche, that hadde diſseyued the folc of Samarie, ſeiynge, that him ſilf was ſum greet man. / Whom alle herkeneden, fro the leest to the moost, and ſeiden, This is the vertu of God, which is clepid greet.
      Therefore a lot of happiness was made in that city. / But there was a man in that city whose name was Simon, a sorcerer who'd deceived the people of Samaria by saying that he was an amazing person. / Everyone listened (to him), from highborn to lowborn, and said: "This is God's power, which we consider great".
  2. pagan, heretic, nonbeliever

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