[gothic-l] Re: Gothic word for wicca, and wicce

[Francisc Czobor]

According to "Webster's New World College Dictionary on PowerCD", the 
ethymology is:
witch < ME wicche < OE wicce, fem. of wicca "sorcerer", akin to MDu 
wicken "to use magic" < IE base *weik- "to separate" (hence "set 
aside for religious worship") > Go weihs "holy", OE wig "idol".
Personally, I don't believe very much in this ethymology.

Francisc


--- In gothic-l at y..., "Le Bateman" <LeBateman at N...> wrote:
>   I would like to know the Gothic word for wicca, and wicce and any 
proto
> Gothic word, and  what the root is and the sources for this please. 
Also the
> definition as well. Someone from another list told me it meant 
wisdom. I had
> seen
> a definition to bend or to  twist. Also just curious  in Wulfstan's 
Address
> to the English. He uses the word wælcyrige  what Gothic equivalent 
is there.
> Thank you
> Le


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