Spriggan

Spanish translation: spriggan

03:15 Jan 18, 2021
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Linguistics
English term or phrase: Spriggan
From: POPULAR ROMANCES OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND OR
The Drolls, Traditions, and Superstitions of Old Cornwall. by Robert Hunt, 1903.


"The Spriggans are quite a different class of beings. In some respects they appear to be offshoots from the family of the Trolls of Sweden and Denmark. The Spriggans are found only about the cairns, coits, or cromlechs, burrows, or detached stones, with which it is unlucky for mortals to meddle...
If ever a house was robbed, a child stolen, cattle carried away, or a building demolished, it was the work of the Spriggans...
It is usually considered that they are the ghosts of the giants; certainly, from many of their feats, we must suppose them to possess a giant's strength. The Spriggans have the charge of buried treasure.”

British English.

Wikipedia does not translate the term. but leaves it as is; but I wonder if there is a word in Spanish.
Yini
United States
Local time: 16:08
Spanish translation:spriggan
Explanation:
I can't seem to find an equivalent ES term, so my advice is to leave it as it is with a little explanation in brackets (should context and client allow).
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Pablo Montero Llano
Spain
Local time: 21:08
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3spriggan
Pablo Montero Llano
5spriggan / guardaespaldas de las hadas
Liana Kamenova
3esprigano
David Hollywood


  

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spriggan
spriggan


Explanation:
I can't seem to find an equivalent ES term, so my advice is to leave it as it is with a little explanation in brackets (should context and client allow).

Pablo Montero Llano
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Local time: 21:08
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Liliana Garfunkel
4 hrs

agree  Liana Kamenova
22 hrs

agree  Antonella Perazzoni
2 days 6 hrs
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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
spriggan
spriggan / guardaespaldas de las hadas


Explanation:
Un spriggan es un ser mitológico, perteneciente a la mitología de Cornualles (una region situada al sur occidental de Inglaterra). Se dice de ellos que son seres híbridos mitad hombre mitad árbol que serían ladrones ocupados encantados de hacer travesuras y que a veces roban niños y los transforman. Son seres grotescos, feos, que se ocultan en las ruinas y que actuan como guardaespaldas de las hadas. Causan daño a quien les ofende. A veces se les considera espíritus de los gigantes.


    https://aminoapps.com/c/mahoutsukain977/page/item/spriggan/Xwlq_JLtXIg2B3BaxJaGPxwnJWxdjP0pBz
    https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spriggan
Liana Kamenova
Bulgaria
Local time: 22:08
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
spriggan
esprigano


Explanation:
or just leave it in English

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Note added at 21 mins (2021-01-18 03:37:39 GMT)
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A spriggan (a singular borrowed from the Cornish plural spyryjyon 'spirits') is a legendary creature known from Cornish faery lore. Spriggans are particular to West Penwith in Cornwall.

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Note added at 20 hrs (2021-01-18 23:39:52 GMT)
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up to you to decide and safest is just to go with "spriggan" and explanation in brackets

David Hollywood
Local time: 17:08
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 36
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