tomtefar
Swedish
editEtymology
editNoun
edittomtefar c (uncountable)
- an (older) male tomte (type of brownie or gnome from Nordic folklore), in modern times usually in reference to Father Christmas (Santa Claus)
See also
edit- tomtemor (“(older) female tomte, Mrs. Claus”)
- tomtenisse (“(small) tomte, Christmas elf”)
- tomteluva (“Santa hat”)