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spell

Oxford Dictionary
A form of words used as a magical charm or incantation.
A state of enchantment caused by a magic spell.
An ability to control or influence people as though one had magical power over them.

Online Etymology Dictionary
Old English spellian "to tell, speak, discourse, talk,"
from Proto-Germanicspellam (cognates: Old High Germanspellon "to tell," Old Norse spjalla, Gothic spillon "to talk, tell"), from PIE spel- "to say aloud, recite."




So are we casting spells or telling stories?