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A Chymical Dictionary
Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordSpirit names given both airy and earthy qualifications.
- In the bookTerrelati is explicitly described as corporeal spirits living in earth; Sylvestres includes airy men and spirits.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 47; facsimile PDF page 375.
Historical definition
Vndæ or Vndenæ are airy and earthy spirits.
Meaning
The historical sentence joins the two qualities. It should not be silently regularised to a dwelling in water merely because a reader associates a similar name with water in another system.
Use in the book
Terrelati is explicitly described as corporeal spirits living in earth; Sylvestres includes airy men and spirits. The present entry’s own paired qualities remain distinct from those fuller descriptions.
Places to read
- VndæRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
- SylvestresNames with airy-spirit and gigantic woodland senses.
- TerrelatiBodily spirits associated with residence in earth.
In this edition
The V forms are retained, with U forms available as editorial search variants. Both named forms lead to the same article.
Source note
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 47; facsimile PDF page 375 — Facsimile
Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Vndæ; 1650 facsimile PDF p. 375; compare Sylvestres, Terrelati