spriggan

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Cornish spyrysyon (“spirits; fairies”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Cornwall) IPA(key): /sprɪd͡ʒən/

Noun[edit]

spriggan (plural spriggans)

  1. In Cornish folklore, a malicious spirit in the form of a wizened old man.

Anagrams[edit]

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