spøkelse
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Middle Low German spókenisse.
Noun
spøkelse n (definite singular spøkelset, indefinite plural spøkelser, definite plural spøkelsa or spøkelsene)
- apparition, ghost, spectre, specter (US), spook
- a spectre or specter (overhanging threat of something unpleasant)
Derived terms
- spøkelsesby
References
- “spøkelse” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- spøkjelse
Etymology
From Middle Low German spókenisse.
Noun
spøkelse n (definite singular spøkelset, indefinite plural spøkelse, definite plural spøkelsa)
- (folklore) apparition, ghost, spectre, specter (US), spook
- a spectre or specter (overhanging threat of something unpleasant)
Derived terms
- spøkelsesby
References
- “spøkelse” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.