Sprite (?), n. [OE. sprit, F.
esprit, fr. L. spiritus. See Spirit, and cf.
Sprightly.] 1. A spirit; a soul; a shade;
also, an apparition. See Spright.
Gaping graves received the wandering, guilty
sprite.
Dryden.
2. An elf; a fairy; a goblin.
3. (Zoöl.) The green woodpecker,
or yaffle.
Sprite (?), n. [OE. sprit, F.
esprit, fr. L. spiritus. See Spirit, and cf.
Sprightly.] 1. A spirit; a soul; a shade;
also, an apparition. See Spright.
Gaping graves received the wandering, guilty
sprite.
Dryden.
2. An elf; a fairy; a goblin.
3. (Zoöl.) The green woodpecker,
or yaffle.