ganfer

Definitions

A kind of ghost found in the folklore of Orkney and Shetland.

Examples

“[…] by Ghosts here called Ganfers, in all which many place⟳ more confidence than in the more reasonable propositions that can be adduced to convince⟳ them of the absurdity of such notions.”

“... Ganfers or ghosts are, however, very commonly seen, particularly by the sagacious shelty.”

“He lay⟳ on his bunk, pale as a ganfer.”

“... the Ganfers, the Sluagh, the Demons of Hell.”

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