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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse hamhleypa f. Compare Swedish hamnlöpare, Danish hamløber and Norwegian Bokmål hamløper.
Noun
hamløypar m (definite singular hamløyparen, indefinite plural hamløyparar, definite plural hamløyparane)
- (folklore) shapeshifter (usually a human changing his/her shape into a wolf or bear by will)
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