bäckahästen

== Swedish == === Etymology === From bäck (“brook”) +‎ -a- +‎ häst (“horse”) +‎ -en (definite), "the brook horse." === Proper noun === bäckahästen c (genitive bäckahästens) (folklore) a supernatural being in the form of a horse, often said to lure children to jump on its back and then drown them by going into the water, able to extend its back to accommodate more children; (as a somewhat similar creature) the kelpie ==== See also ==== Näcken väsen === References === “bäckahäst”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “bäckahästen”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “bäckahästen”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)