spriggan

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Cornwall/ˈspɹɪɡən/

noun

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

OriginCornish spyrysyon →
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Meanings

nounspriggan (plural spriggans)

plural spriggans

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

Origin

  1. Cornishspyrysyon“spirits; fairies”
  2. Englishspriggan

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

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Cite this entry
APA

spriggan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spriggan

MLA

“spriggan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spriggan. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spriggan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spriggan.

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