"sowlth" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sowlths [plural], soulth [alternative]
Etymology: From Irish samhailt (“likeness, apparition”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ga|samhailt||likeness, apparition}} Irish samhailt (“likeness, apparition”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} sowlth (plural sowlths)
  1. (folklore) A kind of spirit in Irish folklore.

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Alternative forms

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