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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From tufte (“house spirit”) + kjerring (“woman, wife”).
Pronunciation
Noun
tuftekjerring f (definite singular tuftekjerringa, indefinite plural tuftekjerringar, definite plural tuftekjerringane)
- (folklore) a female being that lives in (and guards) farmsteads