maggot-pie (English spelling) maggotpie

Japanese: maggot-pie(英語表記)maggotpie
maggot-pie (English spelling) maggotpie

...The belief that this bird serves witches and the devil is deeply rooted in many places, and in Sweden it is believed that witches turn into magpies when they go out. The English name magpie was spelt maggot-pie in ancient times. Maggot is a female name for a daisy, and pie means spotted.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "maggot pie" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…この鳥が魔女や悪魔に奉仕するという俗信は各地で根強く,スウェーデンでは魔女が外出するときにはカササギに変身すると信じられている。なお,英名マグピーは古くmaggot‐pieとつづられた。maggotは女性名のマーガレット,pieはまだらの意味である。…

※「maggot-pie」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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