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

Related terms

• tuftekall