children passed through a ring of yarn as a protection against, [185];
a “witch's nest” (tangle of birch-branches) a protection against, [185].
See also [Sorcery]
Witches not allowed to touch the bare ground, i. 5 sq.;
burnt and beheaded, 6;
effigies of, burnt in bonfires, 107, 116 sq., 118 sq., 342, ii. [43];
charm to protect fields against, i. 121;
Beltane fires a protection against, 154;
cast spells on cattle, 154;