LUIGI: Get yo' linguistic skillz on this

[Canuckster]

Old English spell "story, saying, tale, history, narrative, fable; discourse, command," from Proto-Germanic *spellam (see spell (v.1)). Compare Old Saxon spel, Old Norse spjall, Old High German spel, Gothic spill "report, discourse, tale, fable, myth;" German Beispiel "example." From c. 1200 as "an utterance, something said, a statement, remark;" meaning "set of words with supposed magical or occult powers, incantation, charm" first recorded 1570s; hence any means or cause of enchantment.

[Canuckster]

The term 'spell' is generally used for magical procedures which cause harm, or force people to do something against their will -- unlike charms for healing, protection, etc. ["Oxford Dictionary of English Folklore"]
Also in Old English, "doctrine; a sermon; religious instruction or teaching; the gospel; a book of the Bible;" compare gospel.

[Canuckster]

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[Canuckster]

The "universal language" of this planet is and remains English, and as such, there can be nothing more important and critical to understanding the philosophical workings of "secret societies" than to understand how modifications and transpositions were effected such as to return us to the one prevailing language that has the power to unite humanity in ways that so few others really are able to do. Is this not, too, on a par with anything else that has been equated to that which has been known as "the Great Work"?

[Canuckster]

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[Luigi]

Consider that the verb spell and the noun spell have fairly different etymologies, despite being ultimately cognates.

[Canuckster]

Yes, but something that has always fascinated me. Was how words arrive at their meaning like come sit down for a spell. When various other uses of the word are not even close.

[Som-Pong]

[Luigi]

Fascinating indeed!

[Masato]