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Changelings
ChangelingsA manikin, or elf, secretly substituted for a young child. There are many tales of such occurrences in Scotland. The changeling grows up peevish and misshapen, always crying, and gives many proofs of its origin to those versed in such matters. There were many ways of getting rid of him, such as sticking a knife into him, making him sit on a gridiron with a fire below, dropping him into a river, and so on. The changeling sometimes gave himself away by reference to his age. (See also fairies ) Sources:McNeil, F. Marion. The Silver Bough. Vol. 1, Scottish Folklore and Folk-Belief. Glasgow, Scotland: William Maclellan, 1957. |
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"Changelings." Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Changelings." Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3403800981.html "Changelings." Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology. 2001. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3403800981.html |
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changeling. The widespread belief that fairies or other malevolent spiritual forces might secretly substitute one infant for another is amply represented in Celtic oral tradition. Ir. corpán sídhe, síodhbhradh, síofra; ScG tàcharan, ùmaidh; Manx lhiannoo shee; W plentyn a newidiwyd am arall. See also FAIRY STROKE.
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JAMES MacKILLOP. "changeling." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES MacKILLOP. "changeling." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-changeling.html JAMES MacKILLOP. "changeling." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-changeling.html |
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changeling
change·ling / ˈchānjling/ • n. a child believed to have been secretly substituted by fairies for the parents' real child in infancy. |
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"changeling." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "changeling." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-changeling.html "changeling." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-changeling.html |
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changeling
changeling a child believed to have been secretly substituted by fairies for the parents' real child in infancy; the term is first recorded from the late 16th century.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "changeling." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "changeling." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-changeling.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "changeling." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-changeling.html |
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changeling
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•puzzling • swashbuckling
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•towelling (US toweling)
•gruelling (US grueling)
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•sanderling • middling • doodling
•underling • rifling • shuffling
•strangling • fingerling
•enamelling (US enameling)
•rustling • rattling
•bitterling, chitterling
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•sterling, Stirling
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"changeling." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "changeling." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-changeling.html "changeling." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-changeling.html |
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