barghest

Meaning

  1. A legendary monstrous black dog, said to possess large teeth and claws, and (sometimes) to be capable of changing form.
  2. Any ghost, wraith, hobgoblin, elf, or spirit.

Hyphenated as
bar‧ghest
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbɑːˌɡɛst/
Etymology

The etymology of this word is disputed; it is perhaps from Old English burh-ghest (“town-ghost”), or from German Berg-geist (“mountain spirit”) or Bär-geist (“bear-spirit”).

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