Kelpy (Noun)
Meaning
(Scottish folklore) water spirit in the form of a horse that likes to drown its riders.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- According to legend, the kelpy was said to roam the rivers and streams of the Highlands, waiting to claim its next victim.
- In the village of Aberfoyle, there was a well-known kelpy said to reside in the River Forth, its mournful neighing echoing through the valley.
- As a child, Morven had been warned never to stray too close to the loch, lest the kelpy emerge from the depths to snatch her.
- Local farmers would whisper tales of a malevolent kelpy that haunted the Fife coast, said to have a taste for human souls.
- While fishing on Loch Lomond, Angus claimed to have caught a glimpse of a kelpy in the fading light of day, its equine form vanishing into the darkness.