WALPURGIS

Meaning of WALPURGIS in English

night n. the eve of 1 May when witches are alleged to meet on the Brocken mountain in Germany and hold revels with the Devil.

[ G Walpurgisnacht f. Walpurgis genit. of Walpurga Engl. woman saint (8th c.) + Nacht NIGHT ]

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WALPURGIS — /vahl poor"gis/ , n. Saint , A.D. c710-780, English missionary and abbess in Germany: feast day May 1. Also, Walburga, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WALPURGIS — Walpurgis BrE AmE væl ˈpʊəɡ ɪs vɑːl-, -ˈpɜːɡ-, § -əs AmE vɑːl ˈpʊrɡ əs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WALPURGIS NIGHT — noun Etymology: part translation of German Walpurgisnacht, from Walpurgis Saint Walburga died A.D. 779 English saint whose feast day falls …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WALPURGIS NIGHT — Night before May 1. The name comes from the 8th-century St. Walburga (or Walpurgis), an English missionary who ran an …
Английский словарь Британика
WALPURGIS NIGHT — välˈpu̇rgə̇s-, -u̇(ə)gə̇s-; valˈpər]jə̇s-, wäl-, wȯl-, -pə̄], -pəi], ]gə̇s- noun or wal·pur·gis·nacht välˈpu̇rgə̇ˌsnäḵt, -u̇(ə)g- ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized W&N …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WALPURGIS NIGHT — (esp. in medieval German folklore) the evening preceding the feast day of St. Walpurgis, when witches congregated, esp. on the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WALPURGIS NIGHT — eve of May Day (in medieval German folklore this was the evening when witches came together and met); wild festivities …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WALPURGIS NIGHT — noun Etymology: part translation of German Walpurgisnacht, from Walpurgis Saint Walburga died A.D. 779 English saint whose feast day falls …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WALPURGIS NIGHT — [ val'pʊəgɪs ] ■ noun (in German folklore) the night of April 30 (May Day's eve), when witches meet on …
Concise Oxford English vocab
WALPURGIS NIGHT — [Wal.pur.gis Night] n [part trans. of G Walpurgisnacht, fr. Walpurgis St. Walburga d. a.d. 779 Eng. saint whose feast day …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WALPURGIS NIGHT — n. the eve of 1 May when witches are alleged to meet on the Brocken mountain in Germany and hold …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WALPURGIS NIGHT — n. the eve of 1 May when witches are alleged to meet on the Brocken mountain in Germany and hold …
Oxford English vocab
WALPURGIS NIGHT — Night before May 1. The name comes from the 8th-century St. Walburga (or Walpurgis), an English missionary who ran an …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WALPURGIS NIGHT — [Folklore] The day of the Saint Walburga (8th century CE) is celebrated on May 1. But the night before, April …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
WALPURGIS NIGHT — вальпургиева ночь ситуация, близкая к кошмару
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WALPURGISNACHT — noun Etymology: German Date: 1822 Walpurgis Night
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NIGHT — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Crystal Night Night of the Long Knives Walpurgis Night {{link=Gerard of the Night Scenes">Gerard …
Английский словарь Британика
BROCKEN — Highest point in the Harz Mountains , central Germany. Its granite peak reaches 3,747 ft (1,142 m). When the sun …
Английский словарь Британика
WALPURGISNACHT — noun see walpurgis night
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WALPURGITE — wälˈpərˌjīt, wȯl-, -ˌgīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: German walpurg in (from Walpurgis, vein in mine at Schneeberg, central Germany …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SABBAT — ˈsabət noun ( -s ) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: French, literally, sabbath, from Latin sabbatum — more at sabbath : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WALBURGA — /vahl boor"gah/ , n. Walpurgis.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WALPURGISNACHT — noun Etymology: German Date: 1822 : Walpurgis Night
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WALPURGISNACHT — [Wal.pur.gis.nacht] n [G] (1822): walpurgis night
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WALBURGA, SAINT — born c. 710, , probably in the kingdom of Wessex, Eng. died Feb. 25, 779, Heidenheim, Alemannia [now in Germany]; …
Britannica English vocabulary
SONTAG, HENRIETTE — born Jan. 3, 1806, Koblenz, Fr. [now in Germany] died June 17, 1854, Mexico City, Mex. original name Gertrud Walpurgis …
Britannica English vocabulary
BROCKEN — also called Blocksberg, highest point (3,747 feet ) of the Harz Mountains, lying 8 miles (13 km) west-southwest of Wernigerode, …
Britannica English vocabulary
NIGHT — n. Night of Broken Glass Crystal Night Night of the Long Knives Walpurgis Night Gerard of the Night Scenes
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BROCKEN — Highest point in the Harz Mountains , central Germany. Its granite peak reaches 3,747 ft (1,142 m). When the sun …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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