tuftekjerring

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From tufte (house spirit) +‎ kjerring (woman, wife).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²tʊftəçɛrɪŋ/

Noun

tuftekjerring f (definite singular tuftekjerringa, indefinite plural tuftekjerringar, definite plural tuftekjerringane)

  1. (folklore) a female being that lives in (and guards) farmsteads