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CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?
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Question 1 of 7
Which sentence is correct?
Origin of witch
before 900; Middle English wicche,Old English wicce (feminine; compare wicca(masculine) wizard; see wicked)
OTHER WORDS FROM witch
witchhood, nounwitchlike, adjectiveun·der·witch, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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How to use witch in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for witch (1 of 3)
witch1
/ (wɪtʃ) /
noun
verb
(tr) to cause or change by or as if by witchcraft
a less common word for bewitch
Derived forms of witch
witchlike, adjectiveWord Origin for witch
Old English wicca; related to Middle Low German wicken to conjure, Swedish vicka to move to and fro
British Dictionary definitions for witch (2 of 3)
witch2
/ (wɪtʃ) /
noun
a flatfish, Pleuronectes (or Glyptocephalus) cynoglossus, of N Atlantic coastal waters, having a narrow greyish-brown body marked with tiny black spots: family Pleuronectidae (plaice, flounders, etc)
Word Origin for witch
C19: perhaps from witch 1, alluding to the appearance of the fish
British Dictionary definitions for witch (3 of 3)
witch-
wych-
prefix
having pliant brancheswitchweed
Word Origin for witch-
Old English wice and wic; probably from Germanic wik- bend
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