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Meaning & History
The name of a supernatural creature in Eastern European mythology, known in English as "Lady Midday" or the "Noon Witch". Her name is probably derived from the proto-Slavic *polъ meaning "half" and dьnь meaning "day", therefore "midday", and the related terms in the various Slavic languages. Alternatively, her name may share an etymological root with the Serbo-Croatian poludjeti meaning "to go crazy".