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Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Ghost stories | | Dutch term or phrase: dwaallichtjes | Het oude kasteel is spookachtig verlicht deze nacht.Door de hoge ramen schijnt groen en violet licht.De grote kasteelpoort staat wagenwijd open en de kasteeltuin wordt verlicht door witte dwaallichtjes die boven de grond zweven.De oude torenklok slaat twaalf uur.Opgeschrikt door de zware klok fladderen de vleermuizen en de torenuilen door de nacht.En precies na de laatste klokslag begint het spookfeest.Het grote botten-en beenderenorgel begint te spelen en in en rondom het spookachtig verlichte kasteel dansen witte spookgedaantes.
This is what Babylon gives me about Dwaallichtje: phosphorous light which hovers over the ground in marshy areas; something delusive or misleading (from Latin "foolish fire"). Obviously I can't use phosphorous light in children's literarure.
Does anyone perhaps have a better suggestion? FWIW, this is intended for the US market. |
| Johan VenterKudoZ activityQuestions: 144 ( 1 open) ( 2 without valid answers) ( 8 closed without grading) Answers: 421
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| | wisps/ Will-o'-the-Wisps | Explanation:
Aka :, Faery Lights, Hobbedy's Lantern, St. Elmo's Fire, Elf Fire, Jack-o-Lantern, Will-o'-the-Whisp,, Willowisps, Will-o'-Light, Bob-A-Longs, Night Whispers, Fire Faeries, Jenny Burnt-Tail , Hunky Punky, Teine Sith, Huckpoten, Irrbloss, Les Eclaireux, Candelas, Ruskaly, fox fire, ignis fatuus |
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Local time: 09:17
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5 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +2 wisps/ Will-o'-the-Wisps
Explanation:
Aka :, Faery Lights, Hobbedy's Lantern, St. Elmo's Fire, Elf Fire, Jack-o-Lantern, Will-o'-the-Whisp,, Willowisps, Will-o'-Light, Bob-A-Longs, Night Whispers, Fire Faeries, Jenny Burnt-Tail , Hunky Punky, Teine Sith, Huckpoten, Irrbloss, Les Eclaireux, Candelas, Ruskaly, fox fire, ignis fatuus
Reference: http://ghosts.monstrous.com/will_o__the_wisps.htm
| Björn Houben
Belgium
Local time: 09:17
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| | Grading comment Thought I'd already closed this question... Never mind.
Thank you for all the contributions, gave me a lot to choose from. |
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5 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
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