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korrigans

korrigans is the plural of korrigan.

Meaning of korrigan

Noun

korrigan (plural korrigan or korrigans)

  1. A long-haired nocturnal and often malevolent Breton fairy princess; such creatures considered collectively.
    • The Korrigan, our authority further states, can predict the future, assume any form they please, move from place to place with the rapidity of thought, cure maladies by the aid of charms which they communicate to their favourites.1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 431

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Questions about korrigans

What is korrigans the plural of?
Korrigans is the plural of korrigan.

Words near korrigans in the dictionary

  1. Korrasami
  2. korred
  3. korreds
  4. korrig
  5. korrigan
  6. korrigans
  7. korrigs
  8. korrigum
  9. korrigums
  10. korroboree
  11. korroborees

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