mare

mara (definite singular)
marer (indefinite plural)
marene (definite plural)


troll

trollet (definite singular)
troll (indefinite plural)
trolla (definite plural)

From Old Norse trǫll, from Proto-Germanic *truzlą, from Proto-Indo-European *dreh₂-.

Dat eine Trollet skræmer inkje dat andre.

1856, Ivar Aasen, Norske Ordsprog [Norwegian Proverbs]:


hug

hugen (definite singular)
hugar (indefinite plural)
hugane (definite plural)

From Old Norse hugr (“thought”), from Proto-Germanic *hugiz og uncertain origin. Cognates include Norwegian Bokmål hu.

(uncountable, folklore) an itch in the nose which comes when someone is thinking of one, or as a warning that someone is about to arrive


kall

kallen (definite singular)
kallar (indefinite plural)
kallane (definite plural)

From Old Norse karl, from Proto-Germanic *karilaz. Doublet of kar. Cognates include Elfdalian kall and Swedish karl.

(folklore) (a general term for) a male supernatural creature


punt

punten (definite singular)
puntar (indefinite plural)
puntane (definite plural)


grim

grimen (definite singular)
grimar (indefinite plural)
grimane (definite plural)


digitalkamera

digitalkameraet (definite singular)
digitalkamera (indefinite plural)
digitalkameraa (definite plural)


jette

jetten (definite singular)
jettar (indefinite plural)
jettane (definite plural)

From Danish jætte, from Old Norse jǫtunn, from Proto-Germanic *etunaz.


kast

kastet (definite singular)
kast (indefinite plural)
kasta (definite plural)

From Old Norse kast.
(folklore): Compare Swedish offerkast.


lus

From Old Norse lús, from Proto-Germanic *lūs, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *luHs-, *lewH-.
Germanic cognates include Icelandic and Faroese lús, Danish and Swedish lus, German Laus, Dutch luis, and English louse. Wider Indo-European cognates may include some in Brythonic languages, such as Welsh llau and Breton laou.

mus

mouse; for its morphological similarities

(carpentry, woodworking) a piece of wood made to fill a gap that is left open, typically as a mistake during the moulding


orm

ormen (definite singular)
ormar (indefinite plural)
ormane (definite plural)

From Old Norse ormr, from Proto-Germanic *wurmiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis. Akin to English worm.

(folklore) a mythical worm living in a human body parts, teeth or bones, causing various kinds of sickness

(folklore) any mythical dragon-like creature


rei

reia (definite singular)
reier (indefinite plural)
reiene (definite plural)

From Old Norse reið, Proto-Germanic *raidō. Doublet of raide.


stallo

stalloen (definite singular)
stalloar (indefinite plural)
stalloane (definite plural)

From Northern Sami stállu, from Proto-Samic *(s)tālō.

(folklore) a stallo (A humanoid malignant being known from Sami folklore.)


rå

råa (definite singular)
råer (indefinite plural)
råene (definite plural)


fotoapparat

fotoapparatet (definite singular)
fotoapparat (indefinite plural)
fotoapparata (definite plural)


stemma

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stemma (present tense stemmer, past tense stemde or stemte, past participle stemt, present participle stemmande, imperative stem)

stemmer (present)
stemde (past)
stemte (past)
stemt (participle past)
stemmande (participle present)
stem (imperative)

(folklore) to stop a bleeding by using magic power; to still blood


akt

akta (definite singular)
akter (indefinite plural)
aktene (definite plural)

(art, drawing or painting of) a nude model


vette

vettet (definite singular)
vette (indefinite plural)
vetta (definite plural)

From Old Norse vettr, vættr f, from Proto-Germanic *wihtiz. Akin to English wight.


fresko

freskoen (definite singular)
freskoar (indefinite plural)
freskoane (definite plural)


jøtul

jøtulen (definite singular)
jøtlar (indefinite plural)
jøtlane (definite plural)

From Old Norse jǫtunn, from Proto-Germanic *etunaz. Doublet of jette and jotun.

jotun

Old Norse semi-learned an learned borrowings

(folklore) mountain-dwelling giant; giant living inside a mountain


nisse

nissen (definite singular)
nissar (indefinite plural)
nissane (definite plural)

From Danish nisse, from Nisse, a pet form of the common male given name Niels (cf. Norwegian Nils), which itself is a short form of Latin Nicolaus. As the name of a being possibly derived from St. Nicholas (St. Nils), compare Santa Claus and the Dutch Sinterklaas. Has to some degree replaced more traditional Norwegian names such as tufte(kall) and gardvord, which do not have religious connotations.

Elder den, som kunde faa fat i Bergkongen. Elder i Nissen, elder i ein Dverg, elder i nokot annat slikt.

1883, Arne Garborg, Bondestudentar [Farmer students]:

He who could only catch the Mountain King. Or the nisse, or a dwarf, or something else of that sort.

(folklore) a (small) being that lives in farmsteads; in modern times associated with Christmas.


freske

fresken (definite singular)
freskar (indefinite plural)
freskane (definite plural)


tomte

tomten (definite singular)
tomtar (indefinite plural)
tomtane (definite plural)

From tomt, from Old Norse tompt. Doublet of tufte and tofte (“the oldest man on a farm”). Cognate with Swedish tomte.

doublet

(folklore, chiefly Eastern Norwegian) synonym of tufte


Loke

From Old Norse Loki, related to loge (“flame”). Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic Loki and Swedish Locke.

Lokje dengjer Bon’e sine.

said when it crackles in burning wood (literally, “Loke is beating his children.”)

Loke Langbein

(folklore) a being, wight (particularly one that lives in the fire):


varulv

varulven (definite singular)
varulvar (indefinite plural)
varulvane (definite plural)

From Middle Low German warwulf, from Proto-West Germanic *werawulf.


akvarell

akvarellen (definite singular)
akvarellar (indefinite plural)
akvarellane (definite plural)

(art) a watercolour (UK) or watercolor (US) (painting)


linnorm

linnormen (definite singular)
linnormar (indefinite plural)
linnormane (definite plural)

From Old Norse linnormr (“constrictor snake”). Cognate to English lindworm and German Lindwurm (“dragon”).

der

(folklore) A beast resembling a large, serpentine dragon; a lindworm


hamløypar

hamløyparen (definite singular)
hamløyparar (indefinite plural)
hamløyparane (definite plural)

From Old Norse hamhleypa f. Compare Swedish hamnlöpare, Danish hamløber and Norwegian Bokmål hamløper.

(folklore) shapeshifter (usually a human changing his/her shape into a wolf or bear by will)


lerret

lerretet (definite singular)
lerret (indefinite plural)
lerreta (definite plural)

From earlier lereft, probably influenced by Danish lærred, ultimately from Old Norse lérept. Akin to Icelandic léreft.


postmodernisme

A loanword, compare with French postmodernisme and English postmodernism; equivalent to post- + modernisme.


varp

varpet (definite singular)
varp (indefinite plural)
varpa (definite plural)

(folklore) a heap of stones set nearby a way or forest path because of different reasons. According to the traditional belief, the trespassers must throw stones, coins or sticks onto this heap.


zoomobjektiv

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zoomobjektiv n (definite singular zoomobjektivet, indefinite plural zoomobjektiv, definite plural zoomobjektiva)

zoomobjektivet (definite singular)
zoomobjektiv (indefinite plural)
zoomobjektiva (definite plural)

(photography) a zoom lens (camera lens in which the focal length can be changed quickly)


gyger

gygra (definite singular)
gygrar (indefinite plural)
gygrer (indefinite plural)
gygrane (definite plural)
gygrene (definite plural)

(folklore, Norse mythology) a giantess, female jotun, female troll


eksponering

eksponeringa (definite singular)
eksponeringar (indefinite plural)
eksponeringane (definite plural)


nærbilde

nærbildet (definite singular)
nærbilde (indefinite plural)
nærbilda (definite plural)


kollasj

kollasjen (definite singular)
kollasjar (indefinite plural)
kollasjane (definite plural)


spøkelse

spøkelset (definite singular)
spøkelse (indefinite plural)
spøkelsa (definite plural)

(folklore) apparition, ghost, spectre, specter (US), spook


haill

Short form of vahaill (a dialect form of vadhald), from Old Norse vaða (“to wade”) and hald (“a grip”).

(dialectal, folklore, Trøndelag dialect, Northern Norway) sexual intercourse before fishing, for the purpose of getting a good catch


sjanger

sjangeren (definite singular)
sjangrar (indefinite plural)
sjangrane (definite plural)

From French genre, from Latin genus, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os (“race”), of the root *ǵenh₁-. Doublet of genus and kjønn.


satellittbilde

satellittbildet (definite singular)
satellittbilde (indefinite plural)
satellittbilda (definite plural)

(photography) a satellite image / picture / photo (photograph taken from a satellite)


tresnitt

tresnittet (definite singular)
tresnitt (indefinite plural)
tresnitta (definite plural)

From tre (“wood”) + snitt; after German Holzschnitt.


måleri

måleriet (definite singular)
måleri (indefinite plural)
måleria (definite plural)

(art, painting) painting (a painted picture)


vassfarge

vassfargen (definite singular)
vassfargar (indefinite plural)
vassfargane (definite plural)
vassfarga (definite singular)
vassfarger (indefinite plural)
vassfargene (definite plural)

(art) watercolour (UK) or watercolor (US) (paint)


satellittbilete

satellittbiletet (definite singular)
satellittbilete (indefinite plural)
satellittbileta (definite plural)

(photography) a satellite image / photo / picture (photograph taken from a satellite)


nærbilete

nærbiletet (definite singular)
nærbilete (indefinite plural)
nærbileta (definite plural)


linoleumssnitt

linoleumssnittet (definite singular)
linoleumssnitt (indefinite plural)
linoleumssnitta (definite plural)


oppløysing

oppløysinga (definite singular)
oppløysingar (indefinite plural)
oppløysingane (definite plural)

/ˈʊpːˌlœʏsɪŋ/


figurativ

figurativt (neuter)
figurative (definite plural singular)

From French figuratif, from Late Latin figurativus.


brennvidd

brennvidda (definite singular)
brennvidder (indefinite plural)
brennviddene (definite plural)


teleobjektiv

teleobjektivet (definite singular)
teleobjektiv (indefinite plural)
teleobjektiva (definite plural)


makroobjektiv

makroobjektivet (definite singular)
makroobjektiv (indefinite plural)
makroobjektiva (definite plural)


fargefoto

fargefotoet (definite singular)
fargefoto (indefinite plural)
fargefotoa (definite plural)


mørkerom

mørkerommet (definite singular)
mørkerom (indefinite plural)
mørkeromma (definite plural)


fotopapir

fotopapiret (definite singular)
fotopapir (indefinite plural)
fotopapira (definite plural)

(photography) photographic paper, photo paper


vidvinkelobjektiv

vidvinkelobjektivet (definite singular)
vidvinkelobjektiv (indefinite plural)
vidvinkelobjektiva (definite plural)


vidvinkel

vidvinkelen (definite singular)
vidvinklar (indefinite plural)
vidvinklane (definite plural)


mosaikk

mosaikken (definite singular)
mosaikkar (indefinite plural)
mosaikkane (definite plural)

From French mosaïque or Italian mosaico, from Medieval Latin musaicum.


tuss

tussen (definite singular)
tussar (indefinite plural)
tussane (definite plural)

From Old Norse þurs, þuss, from Proto-Germanic *þursaz, *þurisaz. Cognates include dialectal English thurse.

(folklore, also collective) a kind of subterranean wight


halvtone

halvtonen (definite singular)
halvtonar (indefinite plural)
halvtonane (definite plural)


veggmåleri

veggmåleriet (definite singular)
veggmåleri (indefinite plural)
veggmåleria (definite plural)


telelinse

telelinsa (definite singular)
telelinser (indefinite plural)
telelinsene (definite plural)


vidvinkellinse

vidvinkellinsa (definite singular)
vidvinkellinser (indefinite plural)
vidvinkellinsene (definite plural)


gravering

graveringa (definite singular)
graveringar (indefinite plural)
graveringane (definite plural)


ekspresjonist

ekspresjonisten (definite singular)
ekspresjonistar (indefinite plural)
ekspresjonistane (definite plural)


relieff

relieffet (definite singular)
relieff (indefinite plural)
relieffa (definite plural)

From French relief, from Italian rilievo, from rilevare, from Latin relevare.


ufred

ufreden (definite singular)
ufredar (indefinite plural)
ufredane (definite plural)

From u- + fred, or possibly inherited directly from Old Norse úfriðr.


gjøa

Cognate with Icelandic góa. As a period after February, known at least from South-Western Trøndelag. In other places may be intermixed with Thorri. Attested as Giøe by Jacob Nicolai Wilse in 1780 in his dictionary of Spydeberg dialect, referring to a period in January. Attested by Hans Jacob Wille in 1786 as Giø, synonymous with February.

(folklore, Trøndelag dialect) a period between February 12 and March 13 associated with black magic

(folklore) a period in January, sometimes similar to Thorri


jutul

jutulen (definite singular)
jutlar (indefinite plural)
jutlane (definite plural)

(folklore, Norse mythology) alternative form of jøtul (“giant”)


lyktemann

lyktemannen (definite singular)
lyktemenn (indefinite plural)
lyktemennene (definite plural)

From lykt (“lantern”) + -e- + mann (“man”).

(folklore) will o' the wisp, thought to be children who died unbaptized, never finding their final rest


haugbu

haugbuen (definite singular)
haugbuar (indefinite plural)
haugbuane (definite plural)

(folklore) a subterranean creature that occasionally snatches children


lussinatt

lussinatta (definite singular)
lussinetter (indefinite plural)
lussinettene (definite plural)

From Lussi + natt (“night”). The first part was a norwegianized form of the Latin name Lucia (“Lucy”), after the 4th century Sicilian martyr Saint Lucy. However, in Norwegian folklore, Lussi came to refer to a wight, who would wreak havoc on the night of the winter solstice, as in the Julian calendar which was used at the time, winter solstice fell on Saint Lucy's. Due to her oft malignant nature, some have proposed a connection to Lucifer as an etymological influence.
Either name is related to lux (“light”), ultimately derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *lewk-.

(Christianity, folklore) eve of, night before the Day of Saint Lucy, December 13th, in folklore thought to be the longest night of the year


klabautermann

klabautermannen (definite singular)
klabautermenn (indefinite plural)
klabautermennene (definite plural)


toøygd

toøygd (masculine and feminine singular toøygd, neuter singular toøygd or toøygt, definite singular and plural toøygde)

toøygd (feminine masculine singular)
toøygd (neuter singular)
toøygt (neuter singular)
toøygde (definite plural singular)


tufte

tuften (definite singular)
tuftar (indefinite plural)
tuftane (definite plural)

From tuft (“ground, land, property”), from Old Norse tupt, topt, from Proto-Germanic *tumþiz and/or *tumftō. Compare Swedish tomte.

(folklore) a being that lives in (and guards) farmsteads, often thought to be the ancestor who cleared the land


gardvord

gardvorden (definite singular)
gardvordar (indefinite plural)
gardvordane (definite plural)

/²ɡaːɽ.vuːɽ/

From Old Norse garðvǫrðr, from garðr (“farm”) + vǫrðr (“ward”), whence also gard and vord. Cognate with Icelandic garðvörður.

So bar dei ut mat og øl åt gardvorden. Dette var den mannen som rudde og bygde garden, jamleg ein gamal ættfar

1965, Halldor O. Opedal, Hardangerminne: festskrift til Halldor O. Opedal på 70-årsdagen den 26. mai 1965, page 71:

Then they carried out foot and beer to the farm ward. This was the man who cleared and built the farm, often an old ancestor

Garvoren hev i mannatanken menneskeskapnad; men er jamt liten av vokster.

1996, Turstiar og kulturminne i Hovdebygda, Hovdebygda soge- og velferdslag, page 71:

The farm ward is thought to resemble a human, but is often small.


tuftekall

tuftekallen (definite singular)
tuftekallar (indefinite plural)
tuftekallane (definite plural)

From tufte (“house spirit”) + kall (“man”).

(folklore) a male being that lives in (and guards) farmsteads


tuftekjerring

tuftekjerringa (definite singular)
tuftekjerringar (indefinite plural)
tuftekjerringane (definite plural)

/²tʊftəçɛrɪŋ/

From tufte (“house spirit”) + kjerring (“woman, wife”).

compound

(folklore) a female being that lives in (and guards) farmsteads


feigdarfugl

feigdarfuglen (definite singular)
feigdarfuglar (indefinite plural)
feigdarfuglane (definite plural)

From feigd (“death omen”) + fugl (“bird”).

(folklore) a bird which gives omen that somebody will die soon


vardøger

vardøgeret (definite singular)
vardøger (indefinite plural)
vardøgera (definite plural)

(folklore) a déjà vu in reverse, where the vardøger-spirit precedes a person in a location or activity, resulting in witnesses believing they've seen or heard the actual person before the person physically arrives. It can occur not only like a doppelganger of a person, but also a doppelganger of an animal or a car-driving person.


tussebit

tussebiten (definite singular)
tussebitar (indefinite plural)
tussebitane (definite plural)

From tuss (“Subterranean”) + bit (“bite”). Literally, a bite of the Subterraneans.

(folklore) a damage from an unvisible bite of a mythical Subterranean wight. Can occur when walking on top of a Subterranean house, or if drinking water from a river at night time. May have parallels in other cultures under other names.


varskrik

varskriket (definite singular)
varskrik (indefinite plural)
varskrika (definite plural)

From vare (“to warn”) + skrik (“cry, scream”).

(folklore, Toten, Telemark dialect) a sound from a swamp, which is traditionally explained as voice of a nøkk, who is warning that somebody is going to drown in the swamp soon


løysingsstein

løysingssteinen (definite singular)
løysingssteinar (indefinite plural)
løysingssteinane (definite plural)

From løysing + -s- + stein. Compare Norwegian Bokmål løsningsstein.

(folklore) a stone-like object used for helping women to give birth. Can be e.g. a tropical Entada bean taken by the Gulf Stream to the shore of North Norway


omnkall

omnkallen (definite singular)
omnkallar (indefinite plural)
omnkallane (definite plural)

(folklore) a human-shaped statuette used e.g. as protection against evil spirits


gandfluge

gandfluga (definite singular)
gandfluger (indefinite plural)
gandflugene (definite plural)

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

(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


Svarteskolen

From svart (“black”) + -e- + skolen (“the school”). Similar to Icelandic Svartiskóli.

(folklore) a black magic school near Wittenberg, Germany


gandfugl

gandfuglen (definite singular)
gandfuglar (indefinite plural)
gandfuglane (definite plural)

(folklore) magic force in form of a bird


soloffer

solofferet (definite singular)
soloffer (indefinite plural)
soloffera (definite plural)

(folklore) various forms of butter offering for the Sun practised in Norway (at least in some cases, on the March 20 and/or around this date)


utburd

utburden (definite singular)
utburdar (indefinite plural)
utburdane (definite plural)

(folklore) a ghost of a newborn baby, who died before it got baptized


marekors

marekorset (definite singular)
marekors (indefinite plural)
marekorsa (definite plural)

From mare (“mare, the evil night spirit”) + kors (“cross”).

(folklore) a pentagram or a pentacle carved in a wall (or on a door) with an iron knife (or painted with tar) as protection against evil spirits


Svarteboka

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

(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.


svarteboksprest

svartebokspresten (definite singular)
svarteboksprestar (indefinite plural)
svarteboksprestane (definite plural)

(folklore) a priest suspected in use of occult magic, or a priest who is actually using it, especially due to possessing a magic book


årevette

årevettet (definite singular)
årevette (indefinite plural)
årevetta (definite plural)

(folklore) a wight living under the hearth


bustein

busteinen (definite singular)
busteinar (indefinite plural)
busteinane (definite plural)

(folklore) a stone or a false stone used in folk medicine and folk veterinary


torevatn

(folklore) rainwater (sometimes collected in a special hole in a stone), used in Northern European folk medicine


Salomos segl

Salomos seglet (definite singular)
Salomos segl (indefinite plural)
Salomos segla (definite plural)

Calque of Latin sigillum Salomonis. As the white flower name of is similar to Swedish, English and Danish.

(folklore, tradition, magic) the Solomon's seal (the magic symbol in old and modern magic traditions in Norway, often like a hexagram)


Nyårsnavar

From nyår (“New Year”) + navar (“auger”).

(culture of Trøndelag, folklore) an auger-like monster which makes holes in house walls every New Year night


slagbjørn

slagbjørnen (definite singular)
slagbjørnar (indefinite plural)
slagbjørnane (definite plural)

(folklore) A bear which prefers a carnivorous diet, especially which kills livestock and humans


myrbjørn

myrbjørnen (definite singular)
myrbjørnar (indefinite plural)
myrbjørnane (definite plural)

(folklore) A bear which prefers a vegetarian diet


grasbjørn

grasbjørnen (definite singular)
grasbjørnar (indefinite plural)
grasbjørnane (definite plural)

From gras + bjørn. Similar to Swedish gräsbjörn (“a young vegetarian bear”)


fakse

faksen (definite singular)
faksar (indefinite plural)
faksane (definite plural)

(folklore) an idol-like figure (name of several wooden figures used until ca. year 1890 in Setesdal in the local para-heathen tradition)


sjødåp

(folklore) a ritual, when a newborn child being taken on a boat into the sea got to drink sea water from an empty snailshell, with purpose to get along with the sea spirit when this child grows up as a fisherman or sailor


Gjallarbru

Inherited from Old Norse Gjallarbrú, from Gjǫll (“mythic river”) + brú (“bridge”). Compare Swedish Gillebro and Danish Gældebro.

Eg hev gengid Gjallarbrui,
Hon er ekki god at gange,
Bikkja bit og ormen sting
Og stuten stend og stangar

I went on the Gjallarbru-bridge,
It isn't good to walk on
The dog bites and the snake stings
And the ox stands and butts

(folklore, Christianity) a legendary bridge through which the souls of humans go after death, mentioned in the Norwegian ballade “Draumkvedet”


var dokk

(folklore) a phrase said to the legendary subterranean people, when something which may harm them (e.g. a stone or boiling water), is going to be thrown on the ground


Olavskjelda

(folklore, Christianity) name of several wellheads in Norway attributed to Saint Olav


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marekvist m (definite singular marekvisten, indefinite plural marekvister or marekvistar, definite plural marekvistene or marekvistane)

marekvisten (definite singular)
marekvister (indefinite plural)
marekvistar (indefinite plural)
marekvistene (definite plural)
marekvistane (definite plural)

(botany, folklore) witch's broom (a mutated tree branch)


marespjeld

marespjeldet (definite singular)
marespjeld (indefinite plural)
marespjelda (definite plural)

(folklore) a symbol, often similar to a chessboard, used against nightmare demons


Håkkå

(folklore) An islet on the coast of Trøndelag, Norway, nearby the Tarva islands. The islet was very swampy and had no vegetation other than heather. The islet sunk into the ocean around 1890-s. Local fishers used to throw fish on this islet in order to get good luck in fishing.


velseblikk

velseblikket (definite singular)
velseblikk (indefinite plural)
velseblikka (definite plural)

(glassblowing) a marver (a flat and smooth piece of steel or graphite used to forming of a melted glass mass, usually by rolling the glass on it's surface).


mannbjørn

mannbjørnen (definite singular)
mannbjørnar (indefinite plural)
mannbjørnane (definite plural)

(folklore) a hamløypar which can transform into a bear


finnball

finnballen (definite singular)
finnballar (indefinite plural)
finnballane (definite plural)

From finn + ball, referring to Sami shamans.
(hairball): Attested as finbal by Jacob Nicolai Wilse in 1780 in his dictionary of Spydeberg dialect.

(folklore) a magic hairball, which can be found in cow stomach

(folklore) magic force in form of a ball, e.g. a disease sent through air by a wizard, similar to gandfluge, Swedish villappaskott and Komi-Zyrian шева (ševa).


klumsa

klumsar (present)
klumsa (past)
klumsa (participle past)
klumsast (infinitive passive)
klumsande (participle present)
klumsa (imperative)
klums (imperative)

(folklore) to hex animals (usually cattle or bears)

(folklore) to hex somebody to be mute or lame


skrømt

skrømtet (definite singular)
skrømt (indefinite plural)
skrømta (definite plural)

Attested at least since 1780. Probably related to skremma.


brudled

brudledet (definite singular)
brudled (indefinite plural)
brudleda (definite plural)

From brud + led. Literally, “bride path”.

(folklore, archaeology, Setesdal dialect, Sirdal dialect, Telemark dialect) a line (or lines) of stones placed along a mountain path for wedding travels to a church from a village without a church; it is common to have a phallic stone (pikkstein) placed in such lines; there are over a hundred such places in Norway, but only one is still in use