huldre

or hul·der

[ hool-der ]

noun

, Scandinavian Mythology.

1. one of a race of sirens, living in the woods, seductive but dangerous.

Word History and Origins

Origin of huldre¹

< Old Norse Huld name of a witch, probably akin to hulda secrecy, hiding, derivative from base of hel; hell, hull ¹

Example Sentences

By the aid of this instrument the people make wonderful sketches in music descriptive of the beauty of dawn and the close of a summer's day, with the birds' trills, or the huldre's song, or the ringing of marriage bells.

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Many ballads tell of the beautiful huldre, of the fay who presages the destruction of fishermen, of the water sprite, and of the brownies who, living underground, are covetous of cattle.

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The man was invisible, for what he had found was a huldre hat.

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Over the whole of Norway, the tradition is current of a supernatural being that dwells in the forests and mountains, called Huldre or Hulla.

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In Hardanger the Huldre people are always clad in green, but their cattle are blue, and may be taken when a grown-up person casts his belt over them.

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