spaewife

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Scots spaewife.

Noun

spaewife (plural spaewives)

female fortuneteller

Scots

Etymology

spae (“to prophesy, foretell, predict, tell fortunes”) +‎ wife (“woman”)

Noun

spaewife (plural spaewifes)

female fortuneteller

Coordinate terms

spaeman (“seer”)

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