wicchecraft

Middle English

Alternative forms

wicchecreft, wychecreft, wicchecrafte, wich-crafte, wychecraft, wiche-craft, witchcraft, wycchecraft, wichecrafte

Etymology

From Old English wiccecræft; equivalent to wicche +‎ -craft.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwitʃ(ə)kraft/, /ˈwitʃ(ə)krɛft/

Noun

wicchecraft (plural wicchecraftes)

witchcraft, magic
spell, a particular instance of witchcraft
enchantment; the result of witchcraft

Descendants

English: witchcraft

References

“wicche-craft (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-11.

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