Browse by Letter
Choose language
Old English Dictionary Entry

Púcel

Back to Letter P
Definitions

Definitions

1 definitions

1 púcel

m. A goblin, demon :-- Wudewásan faunos, púcelas priapos, Germ. 394. 242. [Halliwell gives puckle a spirit or ghost. Cf. He wurþ bitauht þe puke, Misc. 76, 120. He shulde putten of so þe pouke (the devil), Piers P. 14, 190. Icel. púki a devil, imp : Dan. pokker devil, deuce : Welsh pwca : Irish púca sprite, hobgoblin, hence Puck in Shakspere.] pucel
Similar Words

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᛈᚢᚳᛖᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Icel.
Icelandic