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smith, smiths [OE smith]. Metalworkers were held in high esteem in Celtic countries, often thought to possess healing powers. In the early Scottish Highlands a smith might hold his hammer over the sick or infirm to frighten away illness. Archaeological evidence points to the existence of the cult of the smith-god in Roman Britain, figures with distinctive hammer and tongs, perhaps borrowed from the Latin divinity Vulcan. Smithcraft was also often related to an interest in alchemy as well as to initiations into men's societies. Goibniu was the smith-god of the Tuatha Dé Danann. OIr. gobae; ModIr. gabha; ScG gobha; Manx gaaue; W gof; Corn. gōf; Bret. gov. See Miranda J. Green, Small Cult-Objects from Military Areas of Roman Britain, British Archaeology Reports (British Series), no. 52 (Oxford, 1978), 55–72. See also CULANN; CREDNE; GAIBLÍN; GLWYDDYN SAER; GOBBÁN SAOR; GOFANNON; LOAN MACLIBHUIN; LON MAC LÍOMTHA.
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JAMES MacKILLOP. "smith." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES MacKILLOP. "smith." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-smith.html JAMES MacKILLOP. "smith." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-smith.html |
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smith one who works in iron, etc. OE. smið = MDu. smit, (also mod.) smid, OHG. smid (G. schmied), ON. smiðr :- Gmc. *smīþaz; orig. prob. craftsman, f. IE. *smei-, repr. by Gr. smī́lē chisel, sminúē mattock.
So smith vb. OE. smiðian = OS., OHG. smithōn, ON. smiǒa, Goth. gasmīþōn. smithy XIII. — ON. smiðja, corr. to OE. smiððe. |
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T. F. HOAD. "smith." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "smith." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-smith.html T. F. HOAD. "smith." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-smith.html |
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smith / smi[unvoicedth]/ • n. a worker in metal. ∎ short for blacksmith. • v. [tr.] treat (metal) by heating, hammering, and forging it: tin-bronze was cast into ingots before being smithed into bracelets. |
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"smith." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "smith." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-smith055.html "smith." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-smith055.html |
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"smith." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "smith." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-smith.html "smith." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-smith.html |
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