barghest

n. (英国民间传说中的)犬状妖怪

发音

UK /ˈbɑːˌɡɛst/
其它

词形变化

barghests 复数 barghests

别名

bahgeeast bargas bargast bargeist bargest barghaist barghast bargheist barghist bargiss barguest bargus bargust bohghost

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

    宗教 神话 哲学
  2. 2.

    Any ghost, wraith, hobgoblin, elf, or spirit.

    宗教 神话 哲学

词源

Probably inherited from Northern Middle English *berghgast, *barghgast, from bergh, bargh (“barrow”) + gast (“ghost”). Alternative hypotheses that first element is burgh (“town”) or bere (“bear”) lack semantic motivation.

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