释义 |
gytrash north. dial.|ˈgaɪtræʃ| Also guy-. An apparition, spectre, ghost, generally taking the form of an animal.
1847C. Brontë J. Eyre xii, I remembered certain of Bessie's tales, wherein figured a North-of-England spirit, called a ‘Gytrash;’ which, in the form of horse, mule, or large dog, haunted solitary ways, and sometimes came upon belated travellers. 1891Atkinson Last Giant Killers 150 Then another name was called and spelt ‘Gytrash’. Comb.1847C. Brontë J. Eyre xii, A Gytrash-like Newfoundland dog. |