puckle
English
noun
Definitions
- (obsolete) The devil; Satan.
- (dialectal) A fairy; elf; sprite.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English *poukel inherited from Old English pūcel (demon, a mischievous spirit, a goblin) suffix from English puck.
Origin
English
puck
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- puck English
- puck-handling English
- puckhandler English
- pucklike English
- puckster English
- puckstopper English
- puckstopping English
- shufflepuck English
- Puck German
- puck Swedish
- pūcel Old English
- *poukel Middle English
- puke Middle English
- pokker Danish
- pocke Middle Low German