/ · 1894 Brewer’s · S · Spirits (Elemental)
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There are four sorts of elemental spirits, which rule respectively over the four elements. The fire spirits are Salamanders; the water spirits Undines (2 syl.); the air spirits Sylphs; and the earth spirits Gnomes (1 syl.).
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.
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