Brewer's: Aurora Borealis

(Latin). The electrical lights occasionally seen in the northern part of the sky; also called “Northern Lights,” and “Merry Dancers.” (See Derwentwater.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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