Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fairy-struck

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.92 in modern English

Syllables: fairy-struck
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having been subjected to a magical attack by fairies, especially one that causes paralysis or other illness.

Example Sentences

"Though the fairies steal children and strike people with paralysis and other ailments (which is called being fairy-struck), and shoot their elf-arrows at the cattle, they are in general kind to those for whom they have contracted a liking, and often render them essential service in time of need."

Questions

What does fairy-struck mean?: Having been subjected to a magical attack by fairies, especially one that causes paralysis or other illness.

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