Schrätlein
demonic intermediate German folklore single tradition · 2
The diminutive Schrätlein serves as a synonym for a nightmare creature in German folklore. It is related to the moss people or forest spirits, with the root word Schrat being used for a moss person.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Schrat, Schrätel, Schrättlein, Schrättling, Schrötele, Schröttele, Schröttlich, Schreitel, Schrätzlein, Schlaarzla, Schrähelein, Moosleute
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“The diminutive Schrätlein also serves as synonym for a nightmare creature.”
#8585 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“To name other such forms, unsorted into specific spirit types: Schrätlein, Schrättlein; Schrättling; Schrötele, Schröttele, Schröttlich, Schreitel; Schrätzlein; and Schlaarzla, Schrähelein.”
#8674 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001