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person met; importance of the “first-foot:” fair men preferred—women unlucky; called “lucky-bird” in Yorkshire; should bring something into the house: Lincolnshire rhyme, 73; flat-footed person unlucky; Romans permitted neither fire nor iron to leave their houses; similar objection in Durham farm-houses extending to ashes, &c., 74; Cleveland greeting; the customary feasting called “fadging” in Northumberland; grain of corn found on floor indicates an abundant crop (Sweden), 75; called “Cake Day” in Scotland; the following Monday “Hansel Monday,” 77
Nick or Nippen, the horse-form spirit, mentioned, 272
Nidstaens, or pole of infamy among Goths, 29
Nigdal (Loch), the Banshee of, 270
Night shade, witches love, 227
Nippen, see Nick
Nissir: domestic sprites of Denmark, 248
Norman peasant wears sprig of thorn, 17
Northumbrian burr: not lost by a ghost, 322
Norwegian offerings and libations on consecrated mounds, 2
Norwich, the Headless Coach at, 327
Nose: itching portends coming vexation, 112
Nutting: on Sunday rendered dangerous by devil (Sussex); “as black as the de’il’s nutting bag,” 96
Nykk or Nykkur-horse of Iceland, mentioned, 272
Oak: attracts lightning: old rhyme, 14; weather augury from leafing, 76
Occult powers and sympathies, 305–13
Odin, the wild huntsman supposed to be, 132–3; represented in modern sword dance in Gothland, 70; his white steed, Gleipmir, 71
O’Donovan’s (Dr.) Four Masters quoted on St. Patrick’s paganism, 6
Odd number of eggs in setting lucky, 112
Olive formed pail of the Cross, 151
Orissa, witches take tiger form in, 204
Ordeal of blood, see Witches
Ormsby (Rev. G.), on cutting down mountain-ash, 226
Ornithomancy, 128
Oschaert: a sprite of varied form; haunted Hamme; now banished to sea-shore, 273
Oxen kneel in their stalls as Christmas day begins, 311
Oxwells, a barguest haunts a spot near the; appears as a huge black dog when local celebrities die, 275
Padfoot: a spirit in animal form haunting villages near Leeds, 273; a precursor of death; Mr. Gould’s remarks, 274
Palm formed part of the Cross, 151
Palm Sunday: the use of palms almost passed away; crosses of willow tied with knots of ribbon made by children and hung on cottage walls; “Pawne bottles” made by Yorkshire children on, 80
