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urisk|ˈʊərɪsk| Also ‖ uruisg. [a. Gaelic ùruisg, uirisg.] In the Highlands of Scotland: A supernatural being supposed to frequent lonely places; a brownie.
1806P. Graham Scenery Perthshire 19 The Urisks were a sort of lubberly supernaturals, who..could be gained over by kind attentions, to perform the drudgery of the farm. 1853C. Rogers Week at Bridge of Allan (ed. 3) 330 The Urisks, a species of beings of which the existence was long credited in the upland and secluded districts of Scotland. 1885Chamb. Jrnl. 371 The urisks..acted the part ascribed to the brownies of England. |