"feu follet" meaning in All languages combined

See feu follet on Wiktionary

Noun [French]

IPA: /fø fɔ.lɛ/ Forms: feux follets [plural]
Etymology: From feu (“fire”) + follet (“sprite”). Etymology templates: {{af|fr|feu|follet|t1=fire|t2=sprite}} feu (“fire”) + follet (“sprite”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|feux follets}} feu follet m (plural feux follets)
  1. atmospheric ghost light Tags: masculine Synonyms: flammerole
    Sense id: en-feu_follet-fr-noun-sC9Y4a8E
  2. (folklore) will-o'-the-wisp Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-feu_follet-fr-noun-ucmYXrKa Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Mythological creatures Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87 Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 20 80 Topics: arts, folklore, history, human-sciences, literature, media, publishing, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Fire Disambiguation of Fire: 0 0

Inflected forms

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