[Folklore] A wraith. The disembodied ghost of a living person. They most commonly appear to distant friends and relations at the very moment before the death of those they represent. Fetch-light or fetch candle is a light appearing at night and which supposedly foretells someone's death.
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Meaning of FETCH in English
Encyclopedia Mythica English dictionary. Английский энциклопедический словарь греческой мифологии. 2012