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In Slavic mythology, a Vědmák ((ロシア語:Ведьмак); (ウクライナ語:Відьмак), ''Vidmak'', (ポーランド語:Wiedźmiak) (セルビア語:Вештац)) is a warlock or male witch, the female equivalent (witch) being ''vedma'', but unlike the latter, the vedmak may also possess positive qualities. For example, they treat people and animals,〔Ushakov's Dictionary〕 protect humanity, and force witches to stop doing evil. On the other hand, they are thought to be people connected to the Devil, and are capable of harming other human beings by sending illnesses, killing cattle, spoiling a harvest, etc.〔Yefimova's Modern Explanatory Dictionary of the Russian language, 2000.〕 The word was also used as an insult.〔 A vedmak can turn into any animal or any object.〔 He is capable of shapeshifting into a horse, a moth, or a wolf. He is also resistant to rusalkas' enchantments. The term ''Vedmak'' comes from Proto-Slavic *vědě ("to know") and Old Russian вѣдь ("knowledge; witchcraft", compare the use of the term "cunning" in English folklore). Under the influence of ''The Witcher'' fantasy saga by Andrzej Sapkowski, the term ''vedmak'' can be translated as "witcher" in English. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vedmak」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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