LL-L "Ethymology" 2003.07.06 (11) [E]

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From: Gabriele Kahn <globalmoose at t-online.de>
Subject: Ethymology

Fiete wondered what a "warlock" is. This is what Mr. Chambers says on the
matter:

warlock - a wizard: a magician (Scot.): a demon: a warrior who cannot be
wounded with metals (Dryden, erroneously).

warlockry - sorcery. [O.E. waerloga, a breaker of an agreement - waer, a
compact, leogan, to lie; the ending -(c)k allears earliest in Scots.]

The common German translation would be "Hexenmeister".

Regards,
Gabriele Kahn

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