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spriggan

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Cornwall/ˈspɹɪɡən/

spriggan noun: in Cornish folklore, a malicious spirit in the form of a wizened old man.

Noun

spriggan (plural spriggans)

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

Forms of spriggan

pluralspriggans

Origin of spriggan

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

Questions about spriggan

What does spriggan mean?
Spriggan means in Cornish folklore, a malicious spirit in the form of a wizened old man.
What part of speech is spriggan?
Spriggan is a noun.
How do you pronounce spriggan?
Spriggan is pronounced /ˈspɹɪɡən/ (Cornwall).
What is the plural of spriggan?
The plural of spriggan is spriggans.

Words near spriggan in the dictionary

  1. sprier
  2. spriest
  3. sprifermin
  4. sprig
  5. Sprigg
  6. spriggan
  7. spriggans
  8. Sprigge
  9. sprigged
  10. sprigger
  11. spriggers

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