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spaewife

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Scots spaewife.

Noun

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spaewife (plural spaewives)

  1. female fortuneteller

Scots

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Etymology

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spae (to prophesy, foretell, predict, tell fortunes) +‎ wife (woman)

Noun

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spaewife (plural spaewifes)

  1. female fortuneteller

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