No Witches in the Witan

The Witenagemot (Old English witena gemōt Old English pronunciation: [ˈwitena jeˈmoːt] modern English /ˈwɪtənəɡəˈmoʊt/ "meeting of wise men"), also known as the Witan (more properly the title of its members) was a political institution in Anglo-Saxon England which operated from before the 7th century until the 11th century.

Anglo-Saxon king with his witan. Biblical scene in the Illustrated Old English Hexateuch (11th century), portraying Pharaoh in court session, after passing judgment on his chief baker and chief cupbearer

A witch is a practitioner of witchcraft.

Witchcraft (also called witchery or spellcraft) broadly means the practice of, and belief in, magical skills and abilities that are able to be exercised individually, by designated social groups, or by persons with the necessary esoteric secret knowledge. 

A painting in the Rila Monastery in Bulgaria, condemning witchcraft and traditional folk magic

Some modern commentators^[who?] believe the malefic nature of witchcraft is a Christian 

projection.