tuftekjerring

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From tufte (“house spirit”) +‎ kjerring (“woman, wife”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²tʊftəçɛrɪŋ/

Noun

tuftekjerring f (definite singular tuftekjerringa, indefinite plural tuftekjerringar, definite plural tuftekjerringane)

  1. (folklore) a female being that lives in (and guards) farmsteads
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