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Evil spirits, anyone?

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Evil spirits, anyone?
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RE: Evil spirits, anyone?
March 24, 2017 at 9:54 am (This post was last modified: March 24, 2017 at 9:56 am by Longhorn.)
(March 24, 2017 at 9:22 am)Jehanne Wrote: Some cool rational logic from Merriam-Webster:

https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-...2017-03-24

Does anyone still think this in our day?

I guess they had the mythological origins of the word in mind. For example in German the word is Alptraum, which literally means 'elf dream', from the germanic mythological elves which were supposed to sit on the chests of sleeping people and cause bad dreams. (Unless I'm getting my mythologies mixed up?)
It's similar in my native tongue, though the word isn't used anymore.
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Evil spirits, anyone? - by Jehanne - March 24, 2017 at 9:22 am
RE: Evil spirits, anyone? - by ignoramus - March 24, 2017 at 9:28 am
RE: Evil spirits, anyone? - by Isis - March 24, 2017 at 9:30 am
RE: Evil spirits, anyone? - by Mister Agenda - March 24, 2017 at 9:33 am
RE: Evil spirits, anyone? - by Ben Davis - March 24, 2017 at 9:45 am
RE: Evil spirits, anyone? - by Longhorn - March 24, 2017 at 9:54 am
RE: Evil spirits, anyone? - by Jesster - March 24, 2017 at 10:21 am
RE: Evil spirits, anyone? - by Angrboda - March 24, 2017 at 10:38 am
RE: Evil spirits, anyone? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - March 24, 2017 at 11:53 am
RE: Evil spirits, anyone? - by Faith No More - March 24, 2017 at 12:00 pm
RE: Evil spirits, anyone? - by brewer - March 24, 2017 at 6:48 pm

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