shoupiltinn.

Forms: Also 1800s shoupeltin, shoopiltee, shoopiltie.

Etymology: Derivative of Old Norse *sjó-piltr, < sjó-r sea + pilt-r boy.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈshoupiltin.

Shetland. ? Obsolete.

(See quots.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > fairy or elf > [noun] > nature-spirit > inhabiting water

lady of the lake1579

shoupiltin1711

wraith1755

nixie1816

undine1821

nix1833

Jenny Greenteeth1850

1711 R. Sibbald Descr. Isles Shetland 9 in Descr. Isles Orknay & Zetland Some~times they catch with their Nets and Hooks Tritons, they call them Shoupiltins and Mermaids.

1821 W. Scott Pirate II. iii. 41 The Tritons..called by Zetlanders of that time, Shoupeltins, were represented by young men grotesquely habited.

1822 S. Hibbert Descr. Shetland Islands 526 In Shetland, the same deity [Neptune], the Shoopiltee, assumes the form of a beautiful shelty, inviting some one to mount him, when he immediately runs into the sea and drowns his rider.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	shoupiltin
释义	shoupiltinn. Forms: Also 1800s shoupeltin, shoopiltee, shoopiltie. Etymology: Derivative of Old Norse sjó-piltr, < sjó-r* sea + pilt-r boy.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈshoupiltin. Shetland. ? Obsolete. (See quots.) ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > fairy or elf > [noun] > nature-spirit > inhabiting water lady of the lake1579 shoupiltin1711 wraith1755 nixie1816 undine1821 nix1833 Jenny Greenteeth1850 1711 R. Sibbald Descr. Isles Shetland 9 in Descr. Isles Orknay & Zetland Some~times they catch with their Nets and Hooks Tritons, they call them Shoupiltins and Mermaids. 1821 W. Scott Pirate II. iii. 41 The Tritons..called by Zetlanders of that time, Shoupeltins, were represented by young men grotesquely habited. 1822 S. Hibbert Descr. Shetland Islands 526 In Shetland, the same deity [Neptune], the Shoopiltee, assumes the form of a beautiful shelty, inviting some one to mount him, when he immediately runs into the sea and drowns his rider. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1711
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