Pronounced: WAY-trahn, noun
Notes: I’m posting this word because it came up, and I didn’t know it, but I don’t like it (more about it tomorrow)
Yesterdays’ word
The word eldritch means “weird; supernatural; eerie”
Background
The origin is not certain. One theory is that is comes from Old English elf + rice (realm).
First usage
This word goes back to the early 1500s.
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