Usually means: Eerie light, marshes, folklore origin.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (Will-o'-the-wisp)

noun:  Alternative spelling of will o' the wisp [Any of several kinds of pale, flickering light, appearing over marshland in many parts of the world with diverse folkloric explanations and multiple possible scientific explanations including bioluminescence and chemiluminescence.]


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