joletuften
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From jol (“Christmas”) + tufte (“house spirit”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²juːlə.tʊftən/, /²juːɽə.tʊftən/ (example of pronunciation)
Proper noun
joletuften m (indefinite joletufte)
- Father Christmas (UK) or Santa Claus (US)
- Synonym: jolenissen
- 1934, Norsk barneblad, page 12:
- Joleljosi hadde brunne ned og borni sat og venta på joletuften.
- The Christmas lights had burnt down and the children sat and waited for Father Christmas.