Louhi

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[loh-hi] / ˈloʊ hɪ /

noun

Finnish Legend.

1. a sorceress, the mistress of Pohjola and an enemy of the Finns, eventually defeated by Väinämöinen.

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Example Sentences

Then Louhi asked him to tell her who he was of all the great heroes.

From Finnish Legends for English Children by Eivind, R.

And then Louhi said that she had given him a copper boat, and he had floated off on the river; perhaps he had perished in the rapids below.

From Finnish Legends for English Children by Eivind, R.

Then he spoke to the reindeer and patted it on the head, and bade it come with him to Louhi.

From Finnish Legends for English Children by Eivind, R.

Then Louhi answered the third time: 'I will tell thee the truth.

From Finnish Legends for English Children by Eivind, R.

Louhi, Pohjola's old Mistress, Old and gap-toothed dame of Pohja, Set to work the sun to capture, In her hands the moon seized likewise.

From Kalevala, The Land of the Heroes, Volume Two by Lönnrot, Elias