bogle

Frightful phantom creature

A bogle is a ghost, specter, or goblin—a frightening supernatural creature in Scottish and Northern English folklore.

The word appears in literary contexts and dialect: The children feared the bogle in the old barn.

Bogle can also mean a scarecrow, something set up to frighten.

The related boggle suggests being startled or spooked.

folklore

brownie

Dense chocolate baked square

hobgoblin · goblin · imp · pixy · kelpie · banshee · wight · changeling · fairy · fae

specter

ghost

Apparition of the dead

  • apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
  • specterGhostly threatening presence
  • wraithSpectral apparition of someone

phantom · spirit · shade · haunt · poltergeist · phantasm · manifestation · entity · presence · revenant

trickster

mischief

Playful troublesome behavior

spook · deceive · lure · mislead · waylay · bedevil · torment · haunt · lurk · wayward

scottish

Highlands

Named elevated regions

  • BurnsScottish surname, poet's
  • GaelicCeltic linguistic tradition
  • kirkScottish word for church

moor · ballad · Border · dialect · Ayrshire · braw · auld · fearsome · canny · uncanny

scarecrow

field

Area of specialty

rags · effigy · guardian · crops · corn · garden · farmer · birds · pole · hat

Opposites
supernatural disposition

bogleguardian angel

Protective spirit assigned individually

fairy godmother · brownie · good fairy · pixie · house elf

ontological status

boglemortal

Subject to death

flesh and blood · human being · living thing

Phrases
Family

bogeyman, bogey, bogeys, boggart, bogy, bogles

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