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Categories: Cornish culture, Brownies (folklore), 17th-century neologisms, Gremlins, Articles with permanently dead external links

elf hob gremlin pixie pixy

(folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous WordNet 3.0

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(folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

A brownie or broonie, also known as a brùnaidh or gruagach, is a household spirit or Hobgoblin from Scottish folklore that is said to come out at night while the owners of the house are asleep and perform various chores and farming tasks. Wikipedia

An elf is a type of humanoid supernatural being in Germanic folklore. Wikipedia

A gremlin is a mischievous folkloric creature invented at the beginning of the 20th century to originally explain malfunctions in aircraft, and later in other machinery, processes, and their operators. Wikipedia

An imp is a European mythological being similar to a fairy or demon, frequently described in folklore and superstition. Wikipedia

A pixie is a mythical creature of British folklore. Wikipedia

A legendary creature Wikipedia Disambiguation

Mythological creature, originally from Germanic mythology. Wikipedia Disambiguation

Mythological mischievous creature. Wikipedia Disambiguation

A fantasy creature Wikipedia Disambiguation

Supernatural being in folklore Wikidata

A gremlin is a folkloric mischievous creature that causes malfunctions in aircraft or other machinery. Wikidata

Mythical creature popular in folklore from Scotland and England Wikidata

Legendary creature Wikidata

A mythical creature of Germanic mythology. In Norse mythology they were originally minor gods of nature and fertility. They are often pictured as youthful-seeming men and women of great beauty living in forests and other natural places, underground, or in wells and springs. They have been portrayed to be long-lived or immortal and they have magical powers attributed to them. OmegaWiki

A mythical creature, a helpful elf who would secretly do people's housework for them. Wiktionary

Mythical creature. Wiktionary (translation)

A luminous spirit presiding over nature and fertility and dwelling in the world of Álfheim (Elfland). Compare angel, nymph, fairy. Wiktionary

Norse mythology: luminous spirit dwelling in Álfheim. Wiktionary (translation)

A mythical creature reputed to be mischievously inclined to damage or dismantle machinery. Wiktionary

A fairy; a sprite; an elf; a bogey. Wiktionary

A playful sprite or elflike or fairy-like creature. Wiktionary

Playful sprite or elflike or fairy-like creature. Wiktionary (translation)

IS A

fairy

mythic humanoid

elemental

supernatural beings in Slavic religion

PART OF

HAS KIND

dark elves in fiction

HAS INSTANCE

CATEGORY DOMAIN

DERIVATIVE WORK

DESCRIBED BY SOURCE

Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary

The Nuttall Encyclopædia

Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition

Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary

DIFFERENT FROM

genie

fairy

elf in a work of fiction

Gremlins

SAID TO BE THE SAME AS

Bies

chort

Domovoy

WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

elf, hob, gremlin, pixie, pixy, brownie, imp

Wikipedia

elf, gremlin, imp, pixie, brownie (folklore)

Wikidata

brownie, elf, gremlin, imp, Pixie

Wiktionary

brownie, elf, gremlin, hob, pixie

OmegaWiki

elf

Wikipedia Redirections

Albaz, alfar, alfr, Alven, Boobach, broonie, Brownie (elf), Brownie Elf, ciuthach, Elf (Christmas), elfish, Elfling, elfs, elves, gruagach, grugach, impish, Impishly, Impishness, imps, Kewach, Peallaidh, Picksy, pigsie, Piskey, Piskie, piskies, Pixie (folklore), pixies, pixy, pizkie, Silkie (household spirit), silkies, Urisk, uruisg, Wag-at-the-Wa, ylfe, Álf, álfar, Álfr, Ælf, ælfe, ùruisg, 👿, 🧝, 🧝‍♀️, 🧝‍♂️

Wikidata Alias

male fairy, Pixies