nyckelharpa

[nik-uh l-hahr-puh]

noun

an old-time Swedish stringed musical instrument, similar to the hurdy-gurdy but sounded with a bow instead of a wheel.

Origin of nyckelharpa

< Swedish, equivalent to nyckel fret + harpa harp

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