hamløypar
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Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse hamhleypa f. Compare Swedish hamnlöpare, Danish hamløber and Norwegian Bokmål hamløper.
Noun
[edit]hamløypar m (definite singular hamløyparen, indefinite plural hamløyparar, definite plural hamløyparane)
- (folklore) shapeshifter (usually a human changing his/her shape into a wolf or bear by will)
Coordinate terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “hamløypar” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.