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- Transformation to husband's (lover's) form to seduce woman. D658.2
- Boiling lock of lover's hair draws him to sweetheart. D1355.3.5
- Lover's magic sleep at rendezvous. A lover (husband) is to meet his mistress but magically oversleeps. D1972
- Dead lover's malevolent return. E210
- Spells to recall dead lover. Boiling dead man's head, bones, or carcass in a pot, or burning a piece of lover's clothing or cat in a hot oven. E218
- Dead lover's friendly return. (Cf. E210.) E310
- Fairy mistress prophesies mortal lover's fate in battle. F302.7
- Woman swoons and is near death at hearing of husband's or lover's death. F1041.1.2.2.1
- Woman keeps to her bed on announcement of lover's death. F1041.9.1.3
- Lover's fidelity tested by going to bed with mistress and only kissing. H1556.4.1
- Lover's fidelity tested by making love to maid. H1556.4.2
- Lover's fidelity tested by substituting maid in mistress's bed at assignation. He must refuse her. H1556.4.3
- Lover's anger softened by sham suicide attempt. Is later scorned. K1232.1
- Lover's place in bed usurped by another. K1317
- Use of drugs to usurp lover's place. K1317.6
- Man intercepts love letter and takes lover's place in elopement. K1317.9
- Death feigned to woo maiden. She shows remorse when she hears of lover's death. K1352
- Lover's gift regained. The husband appears before payment can be made to wife. K1357
- Lover's foster brother (friend) steals bride from wedding with unwelcome suitor. K1371.1.2
- Adulteress falls in mud at lover's door. She deceives her husband by saying that she must enter and clean her dress. K1524