jynx

noun3

1. •
   A charm or spell.

   • These are the Philtres, Allurements, Jynges, Inveiglements [les philtres, iynges, et attraictz], Baits, and Enticements of Love. — 1693
2. •
   A bird, the wryneck, once thought a bird of ill omen (Jynx torquilla).

   • Where not a Silver Iyng, or Pigeon, fell To Pay the Markman. — 1649
3. •
   One of an order of spiritual intelligences in ancient “Chaldaic” philosophy.