fairy-struck
fairy-struck adjective: having been subjected to a magical attack by fairies, especially one that causes paralysis or other illness.
Adjective
fairy-struck (not comparable)
- Having been subjected to a magical attack by fairies, especially one that causes paralysis or other illness.
- 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.1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 363
Questions about fairy-struck
- What does fairy-struck mean?
- Fairy-struck means having been subjected to a magical attack by fairies, especially one that causes paralysis or other illness.
- What part of speech is fairy-struck?
- Fairy-struck is an adjective.
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