korrigan - translation to English
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korrigan - translation to English

FAIRY OR DWARF IN BRETON FOLKLORE
Corrigan (Breton folklore); Korrigans; Korrig
  • 19th-century postcard showing Korrigans.

korrigan         
n. goblin, ugly mischievous sprite, gremlin

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Korrigan

In Breton folklore, a Korrigan (pronounced [kɔˈriːɡãn]) is a fairy or dwarf-like spirit. The word korrigan means in Breton "small-dwarf" (korr means dwarf, ig is a diminutive and the suffix an is a hypocoristic). It is closely related to the Cornish word korrik which means gnome. The name changes according to the place. Among the other names, there are korrig, korred, korrs, kores, couril, crion, goric, kornandon, ozigan, nozigan, teuz, torrigan, viltañs, poulpikan, poulpiquet, and paotred ar sabad.

Examples of use of korrigan
1. Michel Moan, le patron d‘un autre fileyeur–ligneur, le Korrigan, sorti également ce jour–lŕ avec un passager ŕ bord, Thierry Bolloré, lointain cousin de Vincent Bolloré, a indiqué qu‘il avait vu le Liberté pour la derni';re fois vers 'h.