bargeist

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A form of barghest — A legendary monstrous black dog, said to possess large teeth and claws, and (sometimes) to be capable of changing form.

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Meanings

nounbargeist (plural bargeists)

plural bargeists

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of barghest.

    That was the thing about a bargeist, the more frightened you became, the more you saw of it and, in turn ... the more you got frightened.

    2017, Justin Fisher, The Gold Thief (Ned’s Circus of Marvels, Book 2), HarperCollins UK, →ISBN
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    Very old, I mean, old enough to have had a dog buried at the foundations to serve as a bargeist? I don't recall any ruins, but if it had not been for that bargeist distracting her— him— I would not have been able to get my own shields up ...

    2014, Mercedes Lackey, Blood Red, Penguin, →ISBN
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APA

bargeist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bargeist

MLA

“bargeist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bargeist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bargeist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bargeist.

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