English Explanatory Dictionary

tomte

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small human-like creature in Nordic folklore that lives on farmsteads and watches over their inhabitants.

Word forms

tomte tomtes

Etymology

From Swedish tomte.

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