gandfluge

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From gand (“magic”) +‎ fluge (“a fly”). Compare to Norwegian Bokmål gandflue and Swedish ganfluga.

Noun

gandfluge f (definite singular gandfluga, indefinite plural gandfluger, definite plural gandflugene)

1. (folklore) magic force in form of a fly, similar to Komi-Zyrian шева (ševa), Southern Sami gane-čurek and Northern Sami [Term?]; usually a disease sent through air by a wizard

See also

• finnball
• finnskot
• gandfugl