spriggan

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Cornish spyrysyon (“spirits; fairies”).

Pronunciation

• (Cornwall) IPA^(key): /sprɪd͡ʒən/

Noun

spriggan (plural spriggans)

1. In Cornish folklore, a malicious spirit in the form of a wizened old man.

Anagrams

• grasping, pargings, sparging