jynx.
A bird, the wryneck, once thought a bird of ill omen (Jynx torquilla).
Meaning & usage
A bird, the wryneck, once thought a bird of ill omen (Jynx torquilla).
A charm or spell.
One of an order of spiritual intelligences in ancient “Chaldaic” philosophy.
Where this word comes from
An adaptation of the Latin iynx (“wryneck”), itself an adaptation of the Ancient Greek ἴϋγξ (íünx, “Eurasian wryneck, Jynx torquilla; spell or charm; passionate yearning”).
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