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  • 111Domalde — In Norse mythology, Domalde, Dómaldi or Dómaldr (Old Norse possibly Power to Judge [1]) was a Swedish king of the House of Ynglings, cursed by his stepmother, according to Snorri Sturluson, with ósgæssa, ill luck . He was the son of Visbur.… …

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  • 112Fairy path — In the folklore of the Celtic cultures a fairy path, ‘passage’, ‘avenue’ or ‘pass’ is a route taken by these supernatural beings, usually in a straight line and between sites of traditional significance, such as fairy forts or raths (a class of… …

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  • 113Glück, das — Das Glück, des es, plur. car. 1. Derjenige Umstand, da uns unser Vorhaben gelinget, d.i. da solches durch eine Verknüpfung von Umständen, die nicht unmittelbar in unserer Gewalt sind, unserm Verlangen gemäß erfolget. Einem zu seinem Vorhaben, zu… …

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  • 114disaster — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. calamity, cataclysm, misfortune, catastrophe, tragedy. See adversity, evil. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. catastrophe, accident, calamity, misfortune, mishap, debacle, cataclysm, casualty, mischance,… …

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  • 115sorrow — n 1. grief, sadness, Archaic. dole, woe, ruth, heartache, heartbreak; misery, Archaic. bale, dolor, anguish; ache, hurt, pain, suffering; torture, torment, agony; bereavement, mourning; woefulness, wretchedness, heaviness of heart, desolation,… …

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  • 116fishing industry —    Two of the main reasons usually cited as favourable to the growth of superstition are dangerous working conditions and the degree on which success/failure is affected by luck rather than skill. Fishing has clearly fulfilled both these criteria …

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  • 117hawthorn —    Traditional beliefs concerning the hawthorn are contradictory. One particular tree, the *Holy Thorn of Glastonbury, was regarded as sacred since it blossomed at Christmas; its real or reputed descendants are pointed out with respect. A few… …

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  • 118Der Freischütz — Carl Maria von Weber …

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  • 119Theodora (6th century) — Theodora (Greek: Θεοδώρα) (c. 500 June 28 548), was empress of the Byzantine Empire and the wife of Emperor Justinian I. Like her husband, she is a saint in the Orthodox Church, commemorated on November 14. Theodora is perhaps the most… …

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  • 120calamity — n. Disaster, misfortune, catastrophe, mishap, mischance, reverse, visitation, trial, blow, stroke, trouble, affliction, adversity, distress, misery, evil, ill, hardship, casualty, ill luck, ill fortune …

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