tuftekjerring
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology
editFrom tufte (“house spirit”) + kjerring (“woman, wife”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittuftekjerring f (definite singular tuftekjerringa, indefinite plural tuftekjerringar, definite plural tuftekjerringane)
- (folklore) a female being that lives in (and guards) farmsteads