hulder
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Dialects
- huld (Sognamål, Hardingmål)
- hulda (Northern Hordaland)
- hold, hodd (helg)
- ulder (Hallingmål)
- uldre (Østfold dialect)
- uld, ulde, hudde (Telemark dialect)
Etymology
From Old Norse *hyldr (genitive huldar), from Old Norse hylja (“to hide”).
Pronunciation
Noun
hulder f (definite singular huldra, indefinite plural huldrer, definite plural huldrene)
- (Norwegian folklore) a supernatural being, most often in the shape of a beautiful woman with a cow's tail, that dwells subterraneously.
- 1871, Stein Fjellheim, Huldergarden paa Glombakka:
- Kaa si’ døkk um detta, døkk som ikkje vil tru, at de finnst hulder te?
- What do you say to this, you who will not believe that the hulder exists?
References
- “hulder” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.