nuckelavee

发音

/nʌklɑːˈviː/

词形变化

nuckelavees 复数 nuckelavees

别名

nuckalavee

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An aquatic horse-like demon from Orcadian mythology, said to cause droughts and epidemics and to harm crops and animals.

词源

From Orcadian Scots knoggelvi, from Scots neugle (“water spirit in the form of a horse”). Related to English nicker (“water demon”).

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