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Wila vs Vila - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between wila and vila

is that wila is Bryoria fremontii, a dark-brown, hair-like lichen eaten by First Peoples in North America while vila is a type of fairy or nymph in Slavic mythology.

wila

English

Alternative forms

* wile

Noun

  • Bryoria fremontii , a dark-brown, hair-like lichen eaten by (l)s in North America.

    • Synonyms

    * (Byoria fremontii) (archaic classification)

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    vila

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (mythology) A type of fairy or nymph in Slavic mythology.
  • * 1874 , Elodie Lawton Mijatovic, Serbian Folklore :
  • *:"The Vilas (fairies ) live there, and they will certainly put out your eyes as they have put out mine, if you venture on their mountain."
  • * 1998 , Mike Dixon-Kennedy, Encyclopedia of Russian and Slavic Myth and Legend , page 302:
    • Duly married, the couple lived for some time in peace and contentment, until one day Marko boasted that his wife was a vila , whereupon she put on her wings and flew away.
  • * 1995 , Albert Bates Lord, The Singer Resumes the Tale , page 52:
    • She is answered, fittingly enough, by a vila , who declares that she is more beautiful than the girl.

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