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Wraith
Wraith
,Noun.
[Scot.
wraith
, warth
; probably originally, a guardian angel, from Icel. vörðr
a warden, guardian, akin to E. ward
. See Ward
a guard.] 1.
An apparition of a person in his exact likeness, seen before death, or a little after; hence, an apparition; a specter; a vision; an unreal image.
[Scot.]
She was uncertain if it were the gypsy or her
wraith
. Sir W. Scott.
O, hollow
wraith
of dying fame. Tennyson.
2.
Sometimes, improperly, a spirit thought to preside over the waters; – called also
water wraith
. M. G. Lewis.