glaistign.

/ˈɡlastɪk/

Forms: Also glaishrig, glaisrig, glastick, glastig.

Etymology: Gaelic.

A supposed she-devil or hag in the shape of a goat; also, a beautiful female fairy, usually seen at the bank of a stream.

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1903 Q. Rev. July 24 Fairies, brownies, kelpies and glasticks.

1925 Contemp. Rev. Oct. 537 The water-kelpies, the water-bulls, the mermaids, the glastigs.

1926 T. Hannan Beautiful Isle of Mull xiii. 83 The green glaistig is always represented with masses of long yellow hair.

1959 K. M. Briggs Anat. Puck 189 The Glaistig is a female fairy, generally half-woman, half-goat, but sometimes described as a little, stout woman, clothed in green.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	glaistig
释义	glaistign. /ˈɡlastɪk/ Forms: Also glaishrig, glaisrig, glastick, glastig. Etymology: Gaelic. A supposed she-devil or hag in the shape of a goat; also, a beautiful female fairy, usually seen at the bank of a stream. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > fairy or elf > [noun] > nature-spirit > inhabiting water > glaistig glaistig1903 the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > evil spirit or demon > [noun] > female mare1440 hag1538 empusa1572 demonessa1638 mare-hag1638 deviless1693 rakshasi1841 glaistig1926 1903 Q. Rev. July 24 Fairies, brownies, kelpies and glasticks. 1925 Contemp. Rev. Oct. 537 The water-kelpies, the water-bulls, the mermaids, the glastigs. 1926 T. Hannan Beautiful Isle of Mull xiii. 83 The green glaistig is always represented with masses of long yellow hair. 1959 K. M. Briggs Anat. Puck 189 The Glaistig is a female fairy, generally half-woman, half-goat, but sometimes described as a little, stout woman, clothed in green. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1903
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