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Middle English scrat, the name of a
demon or goblin,
derived from Old
Norse skratte.
Examples of
usage of the name "Old Scratch" are
found in: "The
Devil and...
- are: Buschgroßmutter Fänggen
Green Man Wild Hunt Wild man
Roscoe 1995: "
Skratte, skratti,
skrati (Old Norse) evil spirit, goblin, monster."
Jacob Grimm:...
- giant),
Icelandic skratti (devil) and
vatnskratti (water sprite),
Swedish skratte (fool, sorcerer, devil), and
English scrat (devil). The
German term entered...
