a “witch's nest” (tangle of birch-branches) a protection against, xi. 185.
See also [Witch], [Witches], and [Sorcery]
Witches sink ships, i. 135;
raise the wind, i. 322, 326;
in the wind, knives thrown at, i. 329;
souls of dead, said to pass into trees, ii. 32;
buried under trees, ii. 32;
steal milk of cows on May Day or Walpurgis Night, ii. 52 sqq., ix. 267;
precautions against, ii. 52 sqq.;