1. имя существительное 1) колдунья; ведьма 2) [грубое] мымра (о некрасивой, уродливой старой женщине) 3) [используется в разговорной речи] чародейка; чаровница 2. глагол обворожить, околдовать [в прямом и переносном значении]
I. noun Etymology: Middle English wicche, from Old English wicca, masculine, wizard and wicce, feminine, witch; akin to Middle High German wicken to bewitch, Old English wigle divination, and perhaps to Old High German wīh holy — more at victim 1. one that is credited with usually malignant supernatural powers; especially a woman practicing usually black witchcraft often with the aid of a devil or familiar; sorceress — compare warlock 2. an ugly old woman; hag 3. a charming or alluring girl or woman 4. a practitioner of Wicca 5. witch of Agnesi • witchlike adjective • witchy adjective II. verb transitive verb 1. to affect injuriously with witchcraft 2. archaic to influence or beguile with allure or charm intransitive verb dowse