To dream* that one crosses your path, bitter enemies; to catch one, success in defying enemies (Gypsy), “I neither tattle with Jack Daw Or maggot-pye on thatched house straw,” says Rowlands in the “Night-Raven” (1620).
[1]To see a jackdaw, denotes ill health and quarrels.
To catch one, you will outwit enemies.
To kill one, you will come into possession of disputed property.
[2]To dream of a jackdaw represents possible hardship, confrontation, and sickness that you or someone you know will experience.
[3]An omen of Black. But you will overcome your difficulties if you catch the bird, or if it is in a cage.
[4]Consult the entry for magpie in this section.
[5]See Also: Birds
[6](See Also: Crow)
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