Vmbragines

Spirits celestial influences and signs · A Chymical Dictionary

At a Glance

The word. Another name referred to pygmies.

In the book. Sylphes is given the same short equivalent.

A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 47; facsimile PDF page 375.

Historical Definition

Vmbragines are pygmies.

Meaning

The entry supplies a direct equivalence with a creature-name used elsewhere in the dictionary. It does not add a dwelling or elemental affiliation.

Use in the Book

Sylphes is given the same short equivalent. Both headwords remain searchable; the shared gloss establishes the connection without supplying a fuller taxonomy of these beings.

Places to Read

Sylphes. A spirit name locally equated with pygmies.

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

Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 47; facsimile PDF page 375 — Facsimile

Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Vmbragines; 1650 facsimile PDF p. 375; compare Sylphes, Sylvestres

See also. Sylphes; Sylvestres