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luchorpan
Old Irish · ancient
"a small-bodied being"
possibly combining "lu" (small) and "corp" (body)
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leipreachán
Irish · medieval
"a mischievous fairy"
the name for the mischievous fairy shoemaker of folklore
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leprechaun
English · 1600s-1700s
"a small, mischievous fairy in Irish folklore"
adopted through the spread of Irish folklore
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