Sprite
Sprite (sprīt) , noun
[Old English sprit, French esprit, from Latin spiritus. See Spirit, and compare Sprightly.]
1.
A spirit; a soul; a shade; also, an apparition. See Spright.
Gaping graves received the wandering, guilty sprite.
2.
An elf; a fairy; a goblin.
3.
(Zoology) The green woodpecker, or yaffle.