spøkelse

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German spókenisse

Noun

spøkelse n (definite singular spøkelset, indefinite plural spøkelser, definite plural spøkelsa or spøkelsene)

  1. apparition, ghost, spectre, specter (US), spook
  2. a spectre or specter (overhanging threat of something unpleasant)

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms
  • spøkjelse

Etymology

From Middle Low German spókenisse

Noun

spøkelse n (definite singular spøkelset, indefinite plural spøkelse, definite plural spøkelsa)

  1. apparition, ghost, spectre, specter (US), spook
  2. a spectre or specter (overhanging threat of something unpleasant)

Derived terms

References
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