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havfrues

havfrues is the plural of havfrue.

Meaning of havfrue

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

Questions about havfrues

What is havfrues the plural of?
Havfrues is the plural of havfrue.

Words near havfrues in the dictionary

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

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