mörksugga

Compound of mörk (“dark”) +‎ sugga (“sow”).

mörksugga c

1. (folklore) A nocturnal supernatural being from the Dalarna region, said to either cause harm or (especially in the later 20th century) protect against dark powers.
   • 1942 February 14, Svenska Dagbladet, page 5:

     […] mörkrädslan och det är naturligt att Mörksugga också skulle möta en i skogen på […]

     […] fear of the dark, and it stands to reason that one might well encounter a Mörksugga in the woods of […]

   • 2022 July 7, Martin Eriksson, “Mörksuggan – en mytomspunnen hit [Mörksuggan – a legendary hit]”, in P4 Dalarna, Sveriges Radio:

     "Jag tycker om mörksuggan, hur den står där och vaggar och stirrar stint på en", säger Erika.

     “I like the mörksugga, how it stands there rocking and staring fixedly at you,” says Erika.

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• mörksugga in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker