English
jugglery
Jugglery comes from Old French juglerie.
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400juglerie
- Englishearliest quotation 1819jugglery
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400juglerie
- Englishearliest quotation 1819jugglery
Earliest quotation: 1819, Sir Walter Scott: “Omens were expounded, dreams were interpreted, and other tricks…”
Every English word from Old French juglerie
Today it means
noun Witchcraft, sorcery; magical trickery, legerdemain.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old French juglerie / jugglery