† ambulonesn.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin ambulones.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin ambulones, plural of ambulon-, ambulo (1509 or earlier) < classical Latin ambulāre ambulate v. + -ō (see -oon suffix).

Obsolete.

With plural agreement. In folklore: ghosts or spirits said to waylay travellers and play tricks on them. Also occasionally: will-o'-the-wisps (will-o'-the-wisp n. 1a).

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fox-fire1483

foolish fire1563

ignis fatuus1563

fool's fire1583

Kit with the canstick or candlestick1584

going fire1596

will-o'-the-wisp1596

meteor1597

firedrake1607

wisp1618

ambulones1621

Dick-a-Tuesday1636

friar's lantern1645

gillian burnt-tail1654

Jill-burnt-tail1654

Jack-o'-lantern1658

fatuous fire1661

wildfire1663

wandering fire or light1667

Jack-a-Lent1680

fairy light1722

spunkie1727

Jill-o'-the-wisp1750

fen-fire1814

fatuus1820

marsh-light1823

feu follet1832

wisp-lighta1847

hob-lantern1847

ghost light1849

elf-fire1855

Peggy-with-her-lantern1855

fatuous light1857–8

marsh-fire1865

swamp fire1903

Min-Min1950

1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy i. ii. i. ii. 66 Those [devils] which Mizaldus calls Ambulones that walke about midnight on great Heathes and desart places.

1635 T. Heywood Hierarchie Blessed Angells viii. 505 The Ignes Fatui that appeare To skip and dance before us ev'ry where, Some call them Ambulones for they walke Sometimes before us, and then after stalke.

1847 J. M. Neale Unseen World viii. 181 With respect to the ambulones,..let me read you the following extract from Lord Lindsay's travels.

1885 J. M. Campbell Notes on Spirit Basis of Belief & Custom 159/2 In Middle-Age Europe walking spirits or Ambulones sat by the way side and ill-used travellers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020).

单词	ambulones
释义	† ambulonesn. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin ambulones. Etymology: < post-classical Latin ambulones, plural of ambulon-, ambulo (1509 or earlier) < classical Latin ambulāre ambulate v. + -ō (see -oon suffix). Obsolete. With plural agreement. In folklore: ghosts or spirits said to waylay travellers and play tricks on them. Also occasionally: will-o'-the-wisps (will-o'-the-wisp n. 1a). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > light emitted under particular conditions > [noun] > phosphorescence > will-o'-the-wisp fox-fire1483 foolish fire1563 ignis fatuus1563 fool's fire1583 Kit with the canstick or candlestick1584 going fire1596 will-o'-the-wisp1596 meteor1597 firedrake1607 wisp1618 ambulones1621 Dick-a-Tuesday1636 friar's lantern1645 gillian burnt-tail1654 Jill-burnt-tail1654 Jack-o'-lantern1658 fatuous fire1661 wildfire1663 wandering fire or light1667 Jack-a-Lent1680 fairy light1722 spunkie1727 Jill-o'-the-wisp1750 fen-fire1814 fatuus1820 marsh-light1823 feu follet1832 wisp-lighta1847 hob-lantern1847 ghost light1849 elf-fire1855 Peggy-with-her-lantern1855 fatuous light1857–8 marsh-fire1865 swamp fire1903 Min-Min1950 1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy i. ii. i. ii. 66 Those [devils] which Mizaldus calls Ambulones that walke about midnight on great Heathes and desart places. 1635 T. Heywood Hierarchie Blessed Angells viii. 505 The Ignes Fatui that appeare To skip and dance before us ev'ry where, Some call them Ambulones for they walke Sometimes before us, and then after stalke. 1847 J. M. Neale Unseen World viii. 181 With respect to the ambulones,..let me read you the following extract from Lord Lindsay's travels. 1885 J. M. Campbell Notes on Spirit Basis of Belief & Custom 159/2 In Middle-Age Europe walking spirits or Ambulones sat by the way side and ill-used travellers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020). < n.1621
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