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Icelandic
Etymology
From skugga (“of shadows”, genitive of skuggi (“a shadow”)) + Baldur (“a male given name”).
Noun
skuggabaldur m (genitive singular skuggabaldurs, nominative plural skuggabaldrar)
- (mythology) a creature from Icelandic folk belief who is the offspring of a tomcat (a male cat) and a vixen (female fox) or a bitch (female dog)
- an evil spirit
- an evildoer who anonymously commits outrages or evil deeds; a sneak
Declension
Declension of skuggabaldur (masculine)
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