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| (Boggle Bogill) |
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| Creature | |
| Grouping | Folkloric creature |
| Sub grouping | Household spirit |
| Similar creatures | Boggart Bogey |
| Data | |
| Mythology | Northern English and Lowland Scottish Folklore |
| Country | Scotland and England |
| Region | Lowland Scotland/Northumbria |
| Habitat | Within the home |
A bogle, boggle or bogill is the Northumbrian[1] and Scots term for a ghost or folkloric being[2], used for a variety of related folkloric creatures including Shellycoats[3], Barguests[3], Brags[3], the Hedley Kow[1][4] and even giants such as those associated with Cobb's Causey[4] (also known as "ettins", "yetuns" or "yotuns" in Northumberland)[4]. The name is derived from the Middle-English Bugge (of which the term bogey is also derived) which is in turn a cognate of the German term word bögge (of which böggel-mann ("Goblin") is derived)[5][6][7] and possibly the Norwegian dialect word bugge meaning "important man"[8]. The Welsh Bwg could also be connected[5], and was thought in the past to be the origin of the English term however recently it has been shown that it is probably a borrowing from the older Middle English word[9][10]. They are reputed to live for the simple purpose of perplexing mankind, rather than seriously harming or serving them[3].
One of the most famous usages of the term was by Gavin Douglas, who was in turn quoted by Robert Burns at the beginning of Tam O' Shanter[11]
Of Brownyis and of Bogillis full is this Buke.
There is a popular story of a bogle known as Tatty Bogle, who would hide himself in potato fields (hence his name) and either attack unwary humans or cause blight within the patch. This bogle was depicted as a scarecrow, "bogle" being an old name for "scarecrow" in various parts of England and Scotland[12]
It is unclear what the connection is between "Bogle" and various other similarly named creatures in various folklores[13]. The "Bocan" of the Highlands may be a cognate of the Norse Puki however[14], and thus also the English "Puck" [15][16][17].
See also
References
- ^ a b Rambles in Northumberland, and on the Scottish border ... by William Andrew Chatto, Chapman and Hall, 1835
- ^ The local historian's table book, of remarkable occurrences, historical facts, traditions, legendary and descriptive ballads [&c.] connected with the counties of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland and Durham. by Moses Aaron Richardson, M. A. Richardson, 1843
- ^ a b c d Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border by Walter Scott, Sr.
- ^ a b c Northumberland Words - A Glossary of Words Used in the County of Northumberland and on the Tyneside -, Volume 1 by Richard Oliver Heslop, READ BOOKS, 2008, ISBN 1409765253, 9781409765257
- ^ a b http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=bug
- ^ Middle English Dictionary by Sherman M. Kuhn, Hans Kurath, Robert E. Lewis, University of Michigan Press, 1958, ISBN 0472010255, 9780472010257, page 1212
- ^ Merriam-Webster's collegiate dictionary, 11th edition, Merriam-Webster, 2003, ISBN 0877798095, 9780877798095, page 162
- ^ The Merriam-Webster new book of word histories, Merriam-Webster, 1991, ISBN 0877796033, 9780877796039, page 71
- ^ Metatony in Baltic, Volume 6 of Leiden studies in Indo-European by Rick Derksen, Rodopi, 1996, ISBN 9051839901, 9789051839906, page 274
- ^ Lexical reflections inspired by Slavonic *bog : English bogey from a Slavonic root?, Brian Cooper 1, Department of Slavonic Studies, University of Cambridge, Correspondence to Department of Slavonic Studies, University of Cambridge, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge CB3 9DA
- ^ 'Robert Burns: how to know him' by William Allan Neilson, The Bobbs-Merrill company, 1917
- ^ Seven Scots Stories by Jane Helen Findlater, Ayer Publishing, 1970
- ^ An analytic dictionary of English etymology: an introduction by Anatoly Liberman, J. Lawrence Mitchell, University of Minnesota Press, 2008 ISBN 0816652724, 9780816652723
- ^ A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language by Malcolm MacLennan, pub. Acair / Aberdeen University Press 1979
- ^ A midsummer night's dream - Page xix by William Shakespeare, Ebenezer Charlton Black
- ^ http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=Puck
- ^ Quoth the maven by William Safire
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