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)
- (folklore) a female being that lives in (and guards) farmsteads
Related terms
- tuftekall