“elf-shot”的英文意思

单词

elf-shot

释义

ˈelf-shot
[f. elf n.¹ + shot.]
1. ‘Disease, supposed to be produced by the immediate agency of evil spirits’ (Jam.).
[c1000Ags. Leechd. III. 54 Ylfa ᵹescot.]1681Glanvill Sadducismus (1726) 398 The sickness of William Black was an Elf-shot.1841Borrow Zincali (1843) I. i. viii. 148 Shepherds and cowherds are most exposed to the effects of the elf-shot.
2. Sc. A flint arrow-head; see quot.
1769Pennant Tour Scotl. (1774) 101 Elf-shots..are supposed to be weapons shot by fairies at cattle.

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