Knots, tying up the wind in, i. 326;
prohibition to wear, iii. 13;
untied at childbirth, iii. 294, 296 sq., 297 sq.;
thought to prevent the consummation of marriage, iii. 299 sqq.;
thought to cause sickness, disease, and all kinds of misfortune, iii. 301 sqq.;
used to cure disease, iii. 303 sqq.;
used to win a lover or capture a runaway slave, iii. 305 sq.;
used as protective amulets, iii. 306 sqq.;
used as charms by hunters and travellers, iii. 306;
as a charm to protect corn from devils, iii. 308 sq.;