huldre
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of huldre
< Old Norse Huld name of a witch, probably akin to hulda secrecy, hiding, derivative from base of hel; see hell, hull 1
Example Sentences
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He sat down on the cliff, and called— 'Run forward, my huldre; my love has o'ercome me; My life is a burden; no longer hide from me.'
From Arne; A Sketch of Norwegian Country Life by Bj?rnson, Bj?rnstjerne
The man was invisible, for what he had found was a huldre hat.
From The Norwegian Fairy Book by Stroebe, Clara
He gave up tending cattle; but it was all the same; wherever he went, and whatever he did, he was all the while thinking of the beautiful huldre who blew on the horn.
From Arne; A Sketch of Norwegian Country Life by Bj?rnson, Bj?rnstjerne
Then he asked her whether she was the huldre or not, but she only laughed at him.
From Arne; A Sketch of Norwegian Country Life by Bj?rnson, Bj?rnstjerne
But soon the lad saw, by her pace, that she was beginning to grow tired, though he saw, too, by her shape, that she could be no other than the huldre.
From Arne; A Sketch of Norwegian Country Life by Bj?rnson, Bj?rnstjerne
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