Sampo

[ sahm-paw ]

/ ˈsɑm pɔ /

a magical object or substance that was stolen by Ilmarinen, Vainamoinen, and Lemminkainen from Louhi because of its powers.

QUIZZES

Even if you can't be a professional chef, you can at least talk like one with this vocabulary quiz.

Question 1 of 9

You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?

Louhi has the wondrous Sampo, but I have lost the beauteous maiden.'
Finnish Legends for English Children|R. Eivind
Well, there sat Sampo Lappelil in the snow and the dark, on Lapland's barren mountain.
Top of the World Stories for Boys and Girls|Emilie Poulsson
But at the same time he took a bowl of water and christened Sampo Lappelil with all proper ceremony.
Top of the World Stories for Boys and Girls|Emilie Poulsson
There you can see a Lapp boy driving with his reindeer over the snow, and that is just Sampo Lappelil.
Top of the World Stories for Boys and Girls|Emilie Poulsson

And she called the boy "Lappelil," and the man called him "Sampo."
Top of the World Stories for Boys and Girls|Emilie Poulsson