Sylphes

Spirits celestial influences and signs · A Chymical Dictionary

At a Glance

The word. A spirit name locally equated with pygmies.

In the book. Vmbragines is also equated with pygmies.

A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 44; facsimile PDF page 372.

Historical Definition

Sylphes are pygmies.

Meaning

The present dictionary gives a direct equivalence. Its brevity does not supply a dwelling or a distribution among the elements.

Use in the Book

Vmbragines is also equated with pygmies. Sylvestres, meanwhile, is described through airy spirits and sometimes strong woodland men. The similar beginnings should not make these entries collapse into a single description.

Places to Read

Sylvestres. Names with airy-spirit and gigantic woodland senses.

Vmbragines. Another name referred to pygmies.

Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 44; facsimile PDF page 372 — Facsimile

Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Sylphes; 1650 facsimile PDF p. 372; compare Sylvestres, Vmbragines

See also. Sylvestres; Vmbragines