狐きつね憑つき

noun

fox possession; person possessed by a fox

Refers to the folk belief that a fox spirit can possess a person, causing erratic behavior or illness. Can also denote the possessed individual.

• 昔むかしの村むらでは、狐きつね憑つきは祈き祷とうで治なおすと考かんがえられていた。

  In old villages, fox possession was thought to be cured by prayer.

• 彼かの女じょは狐きつね憑つきのように突とつ然ぜん笑わらい出だした。

  She suddenly burst out laughing as if possessed by a fox.