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 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, 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

Tales about the Sampo failed not, Nor the magic spells of Louhi.

From Kalevala, Volume I (of 2) The Land of the Heroes by Kirby, W. F. (William Forsell)

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.