Wraith (?), n. [Scot. wraith,
warth; probably originally, a guardian angel, from Icel.
vörðr a warden, guardian, akin to E. ward. See
Ward a guard.]
1. An apparition of a person in his exact likeness,
seen before death, or a little after; hence, an apparition; a specter; a
vision; an unreal image. [Scot.]
She was uncertain if it were the gypsy or her
wraith.
Sir W. Scott.
O, hollow wraith of dying fame.
Tennyson.
2. Sometimes, improperly, a spirit thought to
preside over the waters; -- called also water wraith. M.
G. Lewis.
Wraith (?), n. [Scot. wraith,
warth; probably originally, a guardian angel, from Icel.
vörðr a warden, guardian, akin to E. ward. See
Ward a guard.]
1. An apparition of a person in his exact likeness,
seen before death, or a little after; hence, an apparition; a specter; a
vision; an unreal image. [Scot.]
She was uncertain if it were the gypsy or her
wraith.
Sir W. Scott.
O, hollow wraith of dying fame.
Tennyson.
2. Sometimes, improperly, a spirit thought to
preside over the waters; -- called also water wraith. M.
G. Lewis.
