The earliest recording of the burning of a witch is in 1440. In 1591, Shakespeare (Henry VI 5.3.34) depicts the witch as "ugly", with bent brows, and compares her to Circe. All related words from the Indo-European root *weik- are connected with religion and magic; cf. OE wigle 'divination, sorcery, WILE' and (via French) GUILE; cf. also Lat.. victima 'sacrificial animal' (> VICTIM).