jynx

Alternative forms

 * , jynx

Etymology
An adaptation of the, itself an adaptation of the , which see for an explanation of the development of its senses.

Noun

 * 1) A bird, the wryneck, once thought a bird of ill omen.
 * 2) * 1845, The Zoologist: A Miscellany of Natural History III, page 1,107:
 * Its sharp and harsh cry, resembling a repetition of , , ''.
 * 1)  A charm or spell.
 * 2) * ante 1693, Sir Thomas Urquhart (translator), François Rabelais (author), The Third Book of the Works of Mr. Francis Rabelais, chapter i, page 23:
 * These are the Philtres, Allurements, Jynges, Inveiglements [les philtres, iynges, et attraictz], Baits, and Enticements of Love.
 * 1) The name of an order of spiritual intelligences in ancient “Chaldaic” philosophy.
 * 1)  A charm or spell.
 * 2) * ante 1693, Sir Thomas Urquhart (translator), François Rabelais (author), The Third Book of the Works of Mr. Francis Rabelais, chapter i, page 23:
 * These are the Philtres, Allurements, Jynges, Inveiglements [les philtres, iynges, et attraictz], Baits, and Enticements of Love.
 * 1) The name of an order of spiritual intelligences in ancient “Chaldaic” philosophy.
 * 1) The name of an order of spiritual intelligences in ancient “Chaldaic” philosophy.