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Examples
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The glaistig shook her hair irritably, and it foamed in the soft light.
War for the Oaks Bull, Emma, 1954- 1987
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"You watch the glaistig melt and never turn a hair, yet let me but change from dog to man, and your courage flies away!"
War for the Oaks Bull, Emma, 1954- 1987
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"Well, Dog," said the glaistig in a voice like water boiling, "are you reduced to carrying the Court's baggage?"
War for the Oaks Bull, Emma, 1954- 1987
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"We are of the Seelie Court, noblest blood of Faerie," the glaistig continued.
War for the Oaks Bull, Emma, 1954- 1987
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"You'll forgive me," Willy said, his voice brimming with sarcasm, "if I point out that I'm rather better than a glaistig."
War for the Oaks Bull, Emma, 1954- 1987
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All that water reminded her of the Peavey Plaza fountain, and the glaistig with her cold voice and ominous little fangs.
War for the Oaks Bull, Emma, 1954- 1987
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"Well, Dog," said the glaistig in a voice like water boiling, "are you reduced to carrying the Court's baggage?"
War for the Oaks Emma Bull 1987
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"We are of the Seelie Court, noblest blood of Faerie," the glaistig continued.
War for the Oaks Emma Bull 1987
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"You'll forgive me," Willy said, his voice brimming with sarcasm, "if I point out that I'm rather better than a glaistig."
War for the Oaks Emma Bull 1987
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All that water reminded her of the Peavey Plaza fountain, and the glaistig with her cold voice and ominous little fangs.
War for the Oaks Emma Bull 1987
silas commented on the word glaistig
Of all the definitions I have read for various words... this one is, by far, my favourite:
"Glaistig - Gaelic for beautiful fairy or, just the opposite, a hag in the shape of a goat."
~ http://www.brownielocks.com/words.html ~
I laugh every time.
Some other sources describe the glaistig as being more like some demented faun, having the head and torso of a fairy, the lower body of a goat, and a certain bloodlust.
http://www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/scotland/folklore/the-glaistig.html
http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-glaistig.html
The most complete definition I've managed to find, however, is on reference.com, which explains that the glaistig comes from Scottish mythology and that its shape and intentions vary from story to story.
http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Glaistig
September 18, 2009
sionnach commented on the word glaistig
If Debussy and Mendelssohn had been contemporaries, they could have collaborated on a piece called "L'apres-midi d'un glaistig". I'd buy that CD.
September 18, 2009