puckle
puckle · puckles
A fairy; elf; spriteA fairy; elf; sprite.
Meaning
2 senses(dialectal)A fairy; elf; sprite.
(obsolete)The devil; Satan.
Origin
From Middle English *poukel, *pukel, from Old English pūcel (“a goblin, demon, a mischievoFrom Middle English *poukel, *pukel, from Old English pūcel (“a goblin, demon, a mischievous spirit”), diminutive of pūca (“demon, goblin, imp”), equivalent to puck + -le. Cognate with Danish pokker (“devil, deuce”). More at puck.
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