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German
Etymology
Hexe + -n- + Kunst
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɛksn̩ˌkʊnst/
- Hyphenation: He‧xen‧kunst
Noun
Hexenkunst f (genitive Hexenkunst, plural Hexenkünste)
- witchcraft
1837, Brothers Grimm, “Sneewittchen”, in Kinder- und Haus-Märchen, Band 1, Dieterische Buchhandlung, page 319:Als sie das hörte, lief ihr alles Blut zum Herzen, so erschrack sie, denn sie sah wohl daß Sneewittchen wieder lebendig geworden war. „Nun aber,“ sprach sie, “will ich etwas aussinnen, das dich zu Grunde richten soll,“ und mit Hexenkünsten, die sie verstand, machte sie einen giftigen Kamm.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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