Barghest Definition

bärgest
noun
A goblin in English folklore, often appearing in the shape of a large dog and believed to portend imminent death or misfortune.
American Heritage
A doglike goblin whose appearance supposedly foreshadows death or bad luck.
Webster's New World

(UK) A legendary monstrous black dog, said to possess large teeth and claws and (sometimes) to be capable of changing form.

Wiktionary

(UK) Any ghost, wraith, hobgoblin, elf, or spirit.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Barghest

Noun

Singular:
barghest
Plural:
barghests

Origin of Barghest

  • Disputed; perhaps burh-ghest, town-ghost, or German Berg-geist (mountain spirit) or Bär-geist (bear-spirit).

    From Wiktionary

  • bar (perhaps from barrow) ghest ghost (dialectal variant of ghost)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Barghest Sentence Examples

  • The Demon of Tedworth, the Black Dog of Winchester and the Padfoot of Wakefield all shared the characteristics of the Barghest of York.

  • The derivation of the word barghest is disputed.

  • The barghest has a kinsman in the Rongeur d'Os of Norman folklore.

  • The barghest was essentially a nocturnal spectre, and its appearance was regarded as a portent of death.

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