flogdrake

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish floghdraki, literary loan from Old West Norse flugdreki; compound of flyg (“fly”) +‎ drake (“dragon”). Cognate with Finnish louhikäärme, lohikäärme (“dragon”).

Noun

flogdrake m

  1. (folklore) a type of Nordic flying dragon which looks like a streak of light when it flies across the skies, and which burrows into mountains where it dwells
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