hamløypar

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse hamhleypa f. Compare Swedish hamnlöpare, Danish hamløber and Norwegian Bokmål hamløper.

Noun

hamløypar m (definite singular hamløyparen, indefinite plural hamløyparar, definite plural hamløyparane)

  1. (folklore) shapeshifter (usually a human changing his/her shape into a wolf or bear by will)

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