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spriggans

spriggans is the plural of spriggan.

Meaning of spriggan

Noun

spriggan (plural spriggans)

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

Questions about spriggans

What is spriggans the plural of?
Spriggans is the plural of spriggan.

Words near spriggans in the dictionary

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

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