krześlak

Polish

Etymology

From krzesło +‎ -ak.

Pronunciation

Noun

krześlak m animal

  1. (Central Greater Poland) evil spirit in the shape of a small loom

Further reading

  • Oskar Kolberg (1877) “krześlak”, in “Rzecz o mowie ludu wielkopolskiego”, in Zbiór wiadomości do antropologii krajowéj (in Polish), volume 1, III (Materyjały etnologiczne), page 19
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