Wheel, fire kindled by the rotation of a, i. 177, 179, 270, 273, 289 sq., 292, 335 sq., ii. [91];
as a symbol of the sun, i. 334 n. 1, 335;
as a charm against witchcraft, 345 n. 3
——, burning, rolled down hill, i. 116, 117 sq., 119, 141, 143, 161, 162 sq., 163 sq., 166, 173, 174, 201, 328, 334, 337 sq., 338;
thrown into the air at Midsummer, 179;
rolled over fields at Midsummer to fertilize them, 191, 340 sq.;
perhaps intended to burn witches, 345
Wherry, Mrs., i. 108 n. 2, ii. [36] n. 1
Whips cracked to drive away witches, ii. [74]
Whitby, the Yule log at, i. 256