tuftekall

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • toftekall (dialectal)

Etymology

From tufte (“house spirit”) +‎ kall (“man”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²tʊftəkal/

Noun

tuftekall m (definite singular tuftekallen, indefinite plural tuftekallar, definite plural tuftekallane)

  1. (folklore) a male being that lives in (and guards) farmsteads
    Synonyms: tunkall, tomtegubbe

Derived terms

  • gardtuftekall
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