kelpie的词源

英文词源

kelpie (n.)

1747, Scottish, of unknown origin, perhaps related to Gaelic colpach "heifer, steer, colt;" colpa "cow, horse." The Lowland name of a demon in the shape of a horse that was reputed to haunt lakes and rivers and to delight in causing drownings. But unlike its equivalents in Danish (nøkken) and Icelandic (nykur), it occasionally was benevolent, especially to millers by keeping their streams running.

中文词源

kelpie：水妖，马形水鬼

苏格兰民间传说中能诱人自溺或预告人们将溺死的水妖，常为马的形状，可能来自盖尔语colpa,母牛，母马。

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