seeress

English

Etymology

seer +‎ -ess

Noun

seeress (plural seeresses)

1. A female seer.
   • 1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:

     As the seeress stood irresolute the tall young secretary half rose and whispered something in her ear.

   • 1989, Edred Thorsson, Runelore: A Handbook of Esoteric Runology, York Beach, Me.: S. Weiser, page 115:

     From the numinous fire of fehu Frigg and Freyja receive their gifts as seeresses.

Translations

a female seer

• Czech: vědma f, věstkyně f'
• Danish: spåkone c
• Faroese: vølva f
• Icelandic: völva f
• Irish: banfháidh m
• Korean: 무당 (ko) (mudang)
• Spanish: adivina (es) f
• Swedish: sierska (sv) c, spågumma (sv) c, spåkvinna (sv) c