korrig

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noun

A korrigan.

OriginGerman Körrig →
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Meanings

korrig1

nounkorrig (plural korrigs)

plural korrigs

  1. artsA korrigan.

    The Korrig at her fount sat there A-combing of her long fair hair.

    1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn
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    The size of the Breton Korrigs or Korrigan, if we may believe Villemarqué in his account of this folk, does not exceed two feet, but their proportions are most exact, and they have long flowing hair, which they comb out with great care.

    1894, Edward Tyson, A Philological Essay Concerning the Pygmies of the Ancients, London: David Nutt, page lxxx

Korrig2

proper nounKorrig (plural Korrigs)

plural Korrigs

  1. A surname from German.

Origin

korrig · noun

From Breton, from korr (“dwarf”) + -ig (diminutive suffix).

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Korrig · proper noun

  1. GermanKörrig
  2. EnglishKorrig

Borrowed from German Körrig.

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

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Chicago

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