FAIRY
NOUNS
► AWF an elf, a fairy → 1790 Eng. dial.
► EEMOCK a person of diminutive stature; a fairy → 1914 Sc.
► FAIR FOLK fairies collectively → a1522
► FANE an elf; a fairy → 1806 Sc.
► FAY a fairy or elf → 1393
► FAY-LAND fairyland → 1870
► FERTER a fairy → 1742 Sc. obs.
► GANCANAGH ► GANCONER ► GONCONER a kind of fairy said to appear in lonesome valleys, making love to milkmaids, etc. → 1888 Ireland
► GOODLY-NEIGHBOUR a fairy → 1898 Sc.
► GOOD NEIGHBOURS the fairies → a1585 Sc. obs.
► GOOD PEOPLE the fairies → 1910 Ireland (Bk.)
► SHEE a fairy → 1910 Ireland (Bk.)
► SHEOGUE a fairy → 1852 Ireland
► SMALL FOLK fairies → 1785
► SMALL PEOPLE fairies → 1696 Eng. dial.
► SPRIGGAN a supernatural being, typically characterized as small, ugly, and malicious, and often considered to be associated with ancient earthworks and remote places; a malevolent fairy or sprite → 1754 orig. & chiefly Eng. dial.
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