barghest
Meaning
- A legendary monstrous black dog, said to possess large teeth and claws, and (sometimes) to be capable of changing form.
- 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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