julenisse

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From jul (“Christmas”) +‎ -e- +‎ nisse (“pixie, gnome”).

Noun

julenisse m (definite singular julenissen, indefinite plural julenisser, definite plural julenissene)

1. Santa Claus

References

• “julenisse” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “julenisse” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).