Svarteboka

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• Svartboka
• Svarteboki, Svartboki (dialectal or old spelling)
• Svartebokja, Svartbokja (dialectal)

Etymology

From svart (“black”) +‎ -e- +‎ boka (“the book”).

Proper noun

Svarteboka

1. (folklore) a mythical book with instructions for use of different kinds of magic, written by St. Cyprianus (or Kyphrianus) or by the Devil himself. The book is said to be used in Svarteskolen or is coming from there.
2. name of any book or notebook, which is supposed to content the text copied from this mythical book mentioned above
3. the Black Book

See also

• svartebok
• Svarteskolen