WRAITH


Meaning of WRAITH in English

/ reɪθ; NAmE / noun

the ghost of a person that is seen a short time before or after that person dies

SYN spectre :

a wraith-like figure (= a very thin, pale person)

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WORD ORIGIN

early 16th cent. (originally Scots ): of unknown origin.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.