Many Crows wrote:
>Apparently the theme for critical mass this month will be witches and
>warlocks
>
>I'm indulging in a moment of pedantry here. This is a pet peave of mine.
>
Witches and warlocks are not the male and female forms of the words
which describe a form of religous designation. A warlock is an
untrustworthy person. It's Middle English and is first noted by Marlowe
(spelled warloghe, [spelling was more individualized then]). Witch and
wizard are the female and male forms denoting a specifically pagan rank.
They both stem from the time before English and German split. From the
verb form to wit (to know) apparently meaning a specific body on
knowledge possibly to do with plants and their uses. Other derivitives:
mother wit, witty, to have a wit. Kewl, huh?
WizardMarks, Central
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