fetch-lightn.

Brit.

/ˈfɛtʃlʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈfɛtʃˌlaɪt/

Etymology: Of uncertain formation; perhaps < fetch n.², if that be an old word. But it may be < fetch v., as the ‘corpse-candle’ is supposed to be a light sent to ‘fetch’ the doomed person.

A name given (apparently in South Wales) to the ‘corpse-candle’ (Welsh canwyll corff), a spectral light supposed to be seen before a person's death travelling from his house to his grave.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > ghost or phantom > [noun] > light appearing over corpse > light as omen of death

fetch-light1692

corpse-candle1694

corpse-light1801

death candle1808

fetch-candle1852

1692 Athenian Mercury 6 vi. 1/1 Before the Death of any person in the Family, there is an Appearance vulgarly called a Fetch-light.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fetch-light
释义	fetch-lightn. Brit. /ˈfɛtʃlʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈfɛtʃˌlaɪt/ Etymology: Of uncertain formation; perhaps < fetch n.², if that be an old word. But it may be < fetch v., as the ‘corpse-candle’ is supposed to be a light sent to ‘fetch’ the doomed person. A name given (apparently in South Wales) to the ‘corpse-candle’ (Welsh canwyll corff), a spectral light supposed to be seen before a person's death travelling from his house to his grave. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > ghost or phantom > [noun] > light appearing over corpse > light as omen of death fetch-light1692 corpse-candle1694 corpse-light1801 death candle1808 fetch-candle1852 1692 Athenian Mercury 6 vi. 1/1 Before the Death of any person in the Family, there is an Appearance vulgarly called a Fetch-light. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1692
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