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  1. will o' the wisp:
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Detailed Translations for will-o’-the-wisp from English to German

will o' the wisp:

will o' the wisp [the ~] noun

  1. the will o' the wisp
    Irrlicht

Translation Matrix for will o' the wisp:

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Irrlicht will o' the wisp

Wiktionary Translations for will o' the wisp:

will o' the wisp
noun
  1. strange light
will o' the wisp
noun
  1. kleine vom Boden aufsteigende Flämmchen, vorzugsweise auf sumpfigen und moorigem Gelände; in der Vergangenheit verband der Volksglauben mit dieser Naturerscheinungen allerlei Aberglauben

will-o'-the-wisp:


Translation Matrix for will-o'-the-wisp:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- friar's lantern; ignis fatuus; jack-o'-lantern
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- friar's lantern; jack-o'-lantern

Synonyms for "will-o'-the-wisp":


Related Definitions for "will-o'-the-wisp":

  1. an illusion that misleads1
  2. a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground1


Wiktionary Translations for will-o’-the-wisp:


Cross Translation:
FromToVia
will-o’-the-wisp Irrlicht; Sumpflichter feu folletlueur que l’on voir voltiger la nuit sur les marais, dans les cimetières, produire par l’inflammation des gaz dégagés par des matières organiques en décomposition.

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