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Spaewife — Spae wife , n. A female fortune teller. [Scot.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spaewife — noun Scottish a woman who is believed to be able to predict the future … English new terms dictionary
spaewife — /ˈspeɪwaɪf/ (say spaywuyf) noun (plural spaewives /ˈspeɪwaɪvz/ (say spaywuyvz)) (in Norse and Germanic mythology) a wise woman with powers to see into the future and to heal the sick. {Scottish spae prophecy, from Norse spa (of unknown origin) +… …
spaewife — n. Sc. a female fortune teller or witch … Useful english dictionary
Völva — A Völva (also Vala , Spákona ) is a priestess in Norse paganism, and a recurring motif in Norse mythology.Possiblyhuh related concepts are those of the Seiðkona , women practicing seiðr, i.e. sorceresses or witches.Names and etymologyThe Völvas… … Wikipedia
John Galt (novelist) — Infobox Writer name = John Galt imagesize = caption = pseudonym = birthname = birthdate = Birth date|1779|May|2 birthplace = Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland deathdate = death date and age|1839|4|11|1779|5|2 deathplace = Greenock, Scotland… … Wikipedia
John Boyce — (born in Donegal, Ireland, in 1810, died in Worcester, Massachusetts, 2 January, 1864) was a novelist, lecturer, and Catholic priest, known under the assumed name of Paul Peppergrass . His father was the wealthy proprietor of the principal hotel… … Wikipedia
Volva — Völva Une prophétesse d après une illustration d une édition suédoise de l Edda poétique du XIXe siècle. Les anciens Germains appelaient völva, vala, wala (Vieux haut allemand), seiðkona, spákona (norrois), spaewife ou wicce (vieil anglais) les… … Wikipédia en Français
Völva — Une prophétesse d après une illustration d une édition suédoise de l Edda poétique du XIXe siècle. Les anciens Germains appelaient völva, vala, wala (Vieux haut allemand), seiðkona, spákona (norrois), spaewife ou wicce (vieil anglais) les… … Wikipédia en Français
Galt [2] — Galt, John, geb. 1779 zu Irvine in Ayreshire: Anfangs Kaufmann, später Literat, besuchte 1809–11 Italien u. die Türkei u. st. 1839 in Greenock: er schr.: Voyages and travels in the years 1809–11, Lond. 1812; Reflexions on political and commercial … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
