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Nisse (folklore)

A nisse (.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}Danish: , Norwegian: ), tomte (Swedish: ), tomtenisse, or tonttu (Finnish: ) is a household spirit from Nordic folklore which has always been…

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Nisse (folklore)

Nodes187
Edges186
Triples27
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.010695
Components1

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nisse tomte also norwegian christmas swedish danish porridge one cf house according norway household denmark sweden spirit century sprite finland

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
tufte have been seen as dialectinstance ofDialectsForms0.80text
tomteinstance ofwhereas native names found in Norway0.80text
tomtegubbeinstance ofwhereas native names found in Norway0.80text
tufteinstance ofwhereas native names found in Norway0.80text
tuftekallinstance ofwhereas native names found in Norway0.80text
gardvordinstance ofwhereas native names found in Norway0.80text
etc.instance ofwhereas native names found in Norway0.80text
date much earlier.EtymologyIt has repeatedly been conjectured that nisse might be a variant ofinstance ofwhereas native names found in Norway0.80text
date much earlierinstance ofwhereas native names found in Norway0.80text
a peasant would wear.The tonttu of Finland was said to be one-eyedinstance ofand ordinary shoes0.80text
and likewise in Swedish-speaking areas of Finlandinstance ofand ordinary shoes0.80text
hence the stock phraseinstance ofand ordinary shoes0.80text

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