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- n. A common name for ignis fatuus.
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supernatural creatures according to M...
Turned this up on etymonline.com (link). It's amazing.
Hobbit (n.)
1937, coined in the fantasy tales of J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973).
On a blank leaf I scrawled: 'In a hole...ghost, boggle, bloody-bones, spirit, demon, ignis fatuus, brownie, bugbear, black dog, specter, shellycoat, scarecrow and 186 more...
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Ignis Fatuus
The Earth's Anomalous Lightforms: 'The web is littered with folklore sites made by amateur researchers that contain lists of synonyms for the Will-o'-the-wisp. In most cases, citations and sources ...
ignis fatuus, will-o'-the-wisp, billy-wi'-t'-wisp, bob-a-longs, canwll corfe, corpse-candle, elf-fire, ellylldan, fetch candles, fetch lights, foolish fire, friar rush with a... and 57 more...
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