"huldre" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: huldres [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Norwegian hulder, with the same meaning. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|no|hulder}} Learned borrowing from Norwegian hulder Head templates: {{en-noun|huldres}} huldre (plural huldres)
  1. (Norwegian folklore) A type of supernatural being in the shape of a beautiful woman with a cow's tail. Categories (topical): European folklore, Mythological creatures
    Sense id: en-huldre-en-noun-qXak-LDY Disambiguation of European folklore: 88 12 Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 47 53
  2. Such beings collectively. Categories (topical): Characters from folklore, Mythological creatures
    Sense id: en-huldre-en-noun-jjkDX5ls Disambiguation of Characters from folklore: 35 65 Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 47 53 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93

Inflected forms

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