Irrlicht

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German

Etymology

irren +‎ Licht

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪʁlɪçt/
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  • Hyphenation: Irr‧licht
  • Rhymes: -ɪçt

Noun

Irrlicht n (strong, genitive Irrlichtes or Irrlichts, plural Irrlichter or Irrlichte)

  1. will o' the wisp (strange light)
    Synonyms: Irrwisch, Sumpflicht
    • 1808, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “Walpurgisnacht”, in Faust: Der Tragödie erster Teil [Faust, Part One]‎:
      Ich merke wohl, ihr seyd der Herr vom Haus, / Und will mich gern nach euch bequemen. / Allein bedenkt! der Berg ist heute zaubertoll, / Und wenn ein Irrlicht euch die Wege weisen soll, / So müßt ihr’s so genau nicht nehmen.
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