hulder
Norwegian Nynorsk
editAlternative forms
editDialects
- huld (Sognamål, Hardanger)
- hulda (Nordhordlandsk)
- hold, hodd (helg)
- ulder (Hallingmål)
- uldre (Østfoldmål)
- uld, ulde, hudde (Telemål)
Etymology
editFrom Old Norse *hyldr (genitive huldar), from Old Norse hylja (“to hide”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edithulder f (definite singular huldra, indefinite plural huldrer, definite plural huldrene)
- (Norwegian folklore) a supernatural being, most often in the shape of a beautiful woman with a cow's tail, that dwells subterraneously.
- 1871, Stein Fjellheim, Huldergarden paa Glombakka:
- Kaa si’ døkk um detta, døkk som ikkje vil tru, at de finnst hulder te?
- What do you say to this, you who will not believe that the hulder exists?
References
edit- “hulder” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.