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havfrue

havfrue noun: a type of mermaid of Danish folklore.

Noun

havfrue (plural havfrues)

  1. A type of mermaid of Danish folklore.
    • A girl one time fell into the power of a Havfrue and passed fifteen years in her submarine abode without ever seeing the sun.1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 153

Forms of havfrue

pluralhavfrues

Origin of havfrue

From Danish havfrue.

Questions about havfrue

What does havfrue mean?
Havfrue means a type of mermaid of Danish folklore.
What part of speech is havfrue?
Havfrue is a noun.
What is the plural of havfrue?
The plural of havfrue is havfrues.

Words near havfrue in the dictionary

  1. havest
  2. Havey
  3. havey-cavey
  4. Haveys
  5. Haveyyerataa
  6. havfrue
  7. havfrues
  8. havier
  9. haviers
  10. Havilah
  11. Haviland

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