单词 | phynnodderee |
释义 | phynnoddereen. Originally Manx English. In the folklore of the Isle of Man: a supernatural being characterized as having a thick coat of hair and said to assist farmers whose lands he lives near, typically by performing tasks requiring superhuman strength or abilities.The phynnodderee is sometimes considered to be a composite of elements from the folklore of cultures with which the Manx have historically come into contact, combining, for instance, some aspects of the Scandinavian troll with those of the Scottish brownie. ΚΠ 1847 Mona's Herald 8 Sept. Like the big Buggane, and all other finite creatures, the Phynnodderee had a spice of mischief in him. 1874 W. I. Jenkinson Pract. Guide Isle of Man 91 At Baldwin we had often been informed that the Phynnodderee used to thrash the corn and gather the sheep for the owners of the Lanjaghan farm. 1891 Folk-lore 2 287 It is to Glen Rushen, then, that the Fenodyree is supposed to be gone. 1967 Jrnl. Manx Mus. 7 59/1 Charles Roeder has called the fynnoderee ‘the puzzle and despair of Folklorists’. 2015 @manxhills 5 June in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Of all the fairy folk in the Isle of Man, I think my heart goes out most to the Phynnodderee. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1847 |
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