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

Old toothless Louhi saw him as he alighted, and asked him: 'Who art thou that comest through the air, riding on the storm-wind?

From Finnish Legends for English Children by Eivind, R.

Louhi, Pohjola's old Mistress, Fell into the greatest fury, But she felt her strength was failing, And her power had all departed, So she prayed to the Cloud-Maiden.

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

Now, tell me truly, O Louhi, whither thou hast sent my son, or I will destroy all thy storehouses and even thy magic Sampo.'

From Finnish Legends for English Children by Eivind, R.

Now the fair and lovely daughter of old Louhi had laid a wager with the Sun, that she would rise before him the next morning.

From Finnish Legends for English Children by Eivind, R.

Louhi, Pohjola's old Mistress, Old and gap-toothed dame of Pohja, Secret led her to the bathroom, Secretly into the bathroom, But the village did not know it, Nought was spoken in the village.

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