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púcel

  • noun [ masculine ]
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púcel, es; m.
A goblin, demon
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  • Wudewásan faunos, púcelas

    priapos,

      Germ. 394. 242.
Etymology
[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.]
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v.  púca.
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