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finfolk

finfolk noun: sorcerous shapeshifters of the sea in Orkney folklore.

Noun

finfolk pl (plural only)

  1. (Orkney, plural, plural-only) Sorcerous shapeshifters of the sea in Orkney folklore.

Origin of finfolk

From fin + folk.

Questions about finfolk

What does finfolk mean?
Finfolk means sorcerous shapeshifters of the sea in Orkney folklore.
What part of speech is finfolk?
Finfolk is a noun.

Words near finfolk in the dictionary

  1. finfishes
  2. finfluencer
  3. finfluencers
  4. finfold
  5. finfolds
  6. finfolk
  7. finfoot
  8. finfoots
  9. Finfrock
  10. Finfrocks
  11. fing

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