spriggann.

Brit.

/ˈsprɪɡ(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˈsprɪɡən/

Forms: 1700s–1800s spriggian, 1800s– spriggan; also with capital initial.

Origin: Apparently a borrowing from Cornish. Etymon: Cornish spyryjion

Etymology: Apparently < Cornish spyryjion, plural of spyrys (Old Cornish spirit ; < post-classical Latin spīritus spirit n.).In quot. 1754, the form spriggian is probably intended to represent a pronunciation with /dʒ/, which would be expected for the Cornish plural form and (hence) a local borrowing into English. The later English pronunciation with /ɡ/ appears to be a secondary spelling pronunciation. This suggests that the word was transmitted through writing; compare the work cited in quot. 1833, which makes direct reference to quot. 1754. By contrast, the word is not recorded in the spoken English of Cornwall after Borlase. Although originally borrowed into English as a plural form, the word was subsequently reinterpreted as a singular (perhaps by analogy with other borrowings from Celtic languages ending in -an : compare e.g. fuggan n., lochan n.).

Originally and chiefly English regional (Cornwall).

A supernatural being, typically characterized as small, ugly, and malicious, and frequently considered to be associated with ancient earthworks and remote places; a malevolent fairy or sprite.In quots. 1754, 1833 the use of the form spriggian for the plural probably reflects the Cornish plural form: see note at etymology.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > fairy or elf > [noun]

elfOE

elvena1100

spiritc1350

fay1393

fairyc1405

mammeta1425

sprite?1440

lady1538

faerie1579

Robin Goodfellow1588

elfin1590

pigwidgeon1594

pygmy1611

fairess1674

peri1739

spriggan1754

fane1806

glendoveer1810

vila1827

Polong1839

Gandharva1846

elle-maid1850

sheogue1852

hillman1882

elvet1885

pishogue1906

1754 W. Borlase Observ. Antiq. Cornwall xvi. 107 These inferiour deities the Cornish call Spriggian, or Spirits; they answer to the Genii, or Fairies of the ancients; and of these the vulgar in Cornwall still discourse as of real beings.

1833 Waverley Anecd. I. 254 Those superstitious notions now existing in our western villages, where the spriggian are still believed to delude benighted travellers.

1865 R. Hunt Pop. Romances W. Eng. 1st Ser. 66 The Spriggans are found only about the cairns, coits or cromlechs, burrows, or detached stones.

1891 J. H. Pearce Esther Pentreath iii. viii She found Aichel watching her as closely as if he were some gruesome spriggan set to guard the old mill or herself.

1907 Q. Rev. July 100 Gathorn, the knockers, nicker, nuggie, and the spriggans are gnomes who haunt Cornish mines.

1953 K. M. Briggs Personnel of Fairyland (1969) 58 The Spriggans are a more sinister kind of fairy. They are Cornish, and are said to be the ghosts of the old giants, whose buried treasure they guard.

2001 N. Gaiman Amer. Gods (2002) iv. 101 She was not a hard worker but was forever slipping off and away to listen to stories and tales..: tales of the piskies and the spriggans, of the black dogs of the moors and the seal-women of the Channel.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	spriggan
释义	spriggann. Brit. /ˈsprɪɡ(ə)n/, U.S. /ˈsprɪɡən/ Forms: 1700s–1800s spriggian, 1800s– spriggan; also with capital initial. Origin: Apparently a borrowing from Cornish. Etymon: Cornish spyryjion Etymology: Apparently < Cornish spyryjion, plural of spyrys (Old Cornish spirit ; < post-classical Latin spīritus spirit n.).In quot. 1754, the form spriggian is probably intended to represent a pronunciation with /dʒ/, which would be expected for the Cornish plural form and (hence) a local borrowing into English. The later English pronunciation with /ɡ/ appears to be a secondary spelling pronunciation. This suggests that the word was transmitted through writing; compare the work cited in quot. 1833, which makes direct reference to quot. 1754. By contrast, the word is not recorded in the spoken English of Cornwall after Borlase. Although originally borrowed into English as a plural form, the word was subsequently reinterpreted as a singular (perhaps by analogy with other borrowings from Celtic languages ending in -an : compare e.g. fuggan n., lochan n.). Originally and chiefly English regional (Cornwall). A supernatural being, typically characterized as small, ugly, and malicious, and frequently considered to be associated with ancient earthworks and remote places; a malevolent fairy or sprite.In quots. 1754, 1833 the use of the form spriggian for the plural probably reflects the Cornish plural form: see note at etymology. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > fairy or elf > [noun] elfOE elvena1100 spiritc1350 fay1393 fairyc1405 mammeta1425 sprite?1440 lady1538 faerie1579 Robin Goodfellow1588 elfin1590 pigwidgeon1594 pygmy1611 fairess1674 peri1739 spriggan1754 fane1806 glendoveer1810 vila1827 Polong1839 Gandharva1846 elle-maid1850 sheogue1852 hillman1882 elvet1885 pishogue1906 1754 W. Borlase Observ. Antiq. Cornwall xvi. 107 These inferiour deities the Cornish call Spriggian, or Spirits; they answer to the Genii, or Fairies of the ancients; and of these the vulgar in Cornwall still discourse as of real beings. 1833 Waverley Anecd. I. 254 Those superstitious notions now existing in our western villages, where the spriggian are still believed to delude benighted travellers. 1865 R. Hunt Pop. Romances W. Eng. 1st Ser. 66 The Spriggans are found only about the cairns, coits or cromlechs, burrows, or detached stones. 1891 J. H. Pearce Esther Pentreath iii. viii She found Aichel watching her as closely as if he were some gruesome spriggan set to guard the old mill or herself. 1907 Q. Rev. July 100 Gathorn, the knockers, nicker, nuggie, and the spriggans are gnomes who haunt Cornish mines. 1953 K. M. Briggs Personnel of Fairyland (1969) 58 The Spriggans are a more sinister kind of fairy. They are Cornish, and are said to be the ghosts of the old giants, whose buried treasure they guard. 2001 N. Gaiman Amer. Gods (2002) iv. 101 She was not a hard worker but was forever slipping off and away to listen to stories and tales..: tales of the piskies and the spriggans, of the black dogs of the moors and the seal-women of the Channel. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1754
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