"nuckelavee" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: nuckelavees [plural]
Etymology: From Orcadian Scots knoggelvi, from Scots neugle (“water spirit in the form of a horse”). Related to English nicker (“water demon”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sco|knoggelvi}} Scots knoggelvi, {{der|en|sco|neugle||water spirit in the form of a horse}} Scots neugle (“water spirit in the form of a horse”), {{cog|en|nicker||water demon}} English nicker (“water demon”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} nuckelavee (plural nuckelavees)
  1. An aquatic horse-like demon from Orcadian mythology, said to cause droughts and epidemics and to harm crops and animals. Wikipedia link: nuckelavee Categories (topical): Mythological creatures Synonyms: nuckalavee
    Sense id: en-nuckelavee-en-noun-aaMJpVOw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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