gandfluge

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From gand (magic) +‎ fluge (a fly). Compare to Norwegian Bokmål gandflue and Swedish ganfluga.

Noun

gandfluge f (definite singular gandfluga, indefinite plural gandfluger, definite plural gandflugene)

  1. (folklore) magic force in form of a fly, similar to Komi-Zyrian шева (ševa), Southern Sami gane-čurek and Northern Sami ; usually a disease sent through air by a wizard

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