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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)
- (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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