tuftekjerring

== Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From tufte (“house spirit”) +‎ kjerring (“woman, wife”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /²tʊftəçɛrɪŋ/ === Noun === tuftekjerring f (definite singular tuftekjerringa, indefinite plural tuftekjerringar, definite plural tuftekjerringane) (folklore) a female being that lives in (and guards) farmsteads ==== Related terms ==== tuftekall