korrigan

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English

Etymology

Breton korr (dwarf, literally little dwarf).

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Noun

korrigan (plural korrigans)

  1. A long-haired nocturnal and often malevolent Breton fairy princess.
    • 1945, J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun, HarperCollins, published 2019, →ISBN, page 9:
      A continental Celtic female fairy called a corrigan, malevolent, sometimes seductive.

French

Pronunciation

Noun

korrigan m (plural korrigans, feminine korrigane)

  1. Male korrigan

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