Category:Wraith

Wraith, n. Etym: [scot. wraith, warth; probably originally, a Guardian angel, from icel. vörthr a warden, guardian, akin to e. Ward. See ward a guard.]

1. An apparition of a person in his exact likeness, seen before Death, or a little after; hence, an apparition; a specter; a vision; An unreal image. [scot.] She was uncertain if it were the gypsy or her wraith. Sir w. Scott. O, hollow wraith of dying fame. Tennyson.

2. Sometimes, improperly, a spirit thought to preside over the Waters; -- called also water wraith. M. G. Lewis.