Bible Encyclopedias
Spunkie

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

among the early Scots and Picts, was the name of a class of teasing spirits who appeared in the form of ignes fatui, and led wanderers astray into swamps and morasses.

Bibliography Information
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Spunkie'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​s/spunkie.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.