wraith / wraithe [reiθ]
wraith – n. – a phantom, ghost or apparition of a dead person; 2. an immaterial or spectral appearance of a living being, frequently regarded as portending that person's death; a fetch; 3. a water spirit
wraithe – n. – 1. a rail or shaft of a cart; 2. Weaving a bar with teeth or pins for separating and guiding the warp-threads; 3. violent anger or exasperation; v. – form into coils