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hillfolk

hillfolk noun: hillspeople.

Noun

hillfolk sg or pl

  1. (plural, singular) Hillspeople.
  2. (plural, singular) Supernatural beings, such as a dwarves, that live beneath hills.
    • The hill-folk that dwell in this mount are well known in all the villages round, and no one ever omits making a cross on his beer-barrels, for the Trolls are in the habit of slipping down from Hjulehöi to steal beer.1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume I, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 187
    Synonyms:
    hill-people

Synonyms of hillfolk

Origin of hillfolk

From hill + folk. In mythological sense, compare Danish bjergfolk, Norwegian bergfolk, Norwegian haugfolk, Swedish högfolk, Swedish bergfolk.

Questions about hillfolk

What does hillfolk mean?
Hillfolk means hillspeople.
What part of speech is hillfolk?
Hillfolk is a noun.

Words near hillfolk in the dictionary

  1. Hillesley and Tresham
  2. Hillestad
  3. Hillestads
  4. Hilley
  5. Hilleys
  6. hillfolk
  7. hillfolks
  8. hillfort
  9. hillforts
  10. Hillgrove
  11. Hillhead

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