Editing Will-o'-the-Wisp

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[[File:Arnold Böcklin - Das Irrlicht -1882.jpeg|thumb|right|An 1882 [[oil painting]] of a will-o'-the-wisp by [[Arnold Böcklin]]]]

A '''will-o'-the-wisp''', '''will-o'-wisp''' or '''''ignis fatuus''''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|ɪ|ɡ|n|ᵻ|s|_|ˈ|f|æ|tʃ|u|ə|s}}; [[Medieval Latin]] for "foolish fire") is an [[atmospheric ghost lights|atmospheric ghost light]] seen by travellers at night, especially over bogs, swamps or marshes. It resembles a flickering lamp and is said to recede if approached, drawing travellers from the safe paths. The phenomenon is known by a variety of names, including '''[[jack-o'-lantern]]''', '''friar's lantern''', '''hinkypunk''' and '''hobby lantern''' in English<ref>{{cite book|title=Folk-Lore and Folk-Stories of Wales|first=Marie|last=Trevelyan|location=London|year=1909|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zmYHrsC6cYIC&printsec=frontcover|page=178|accessdate=September 18, 2010}}</ref> [[folk belief]] and is well attested in [[English folklore]] and in much of [[European folklore]].

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