barghest.
A legendary monstrous black dog, said to possess large teeth and claws, and (sometimes) to be capable of changing form.
Meaning & usage
A legendary monstrous black dog, said to possess large teeth and claws, and (sometimes) to be capable of changing form.
Any ghost, wraith, hobgoblin, elf, or spirit.
Where this word comes from
Probably inherited from Northern Middle English *berghgast, *barghgast, from bergh, bargh (“barrow”) + gast (“ghost”). Alternative hypotheses that first element is burgh (“town”) or bere (“bear”) lack semantic motivation.
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