Näcken

See also: nacken and Nacken

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse nykr, from Proto-Germanic *nikwiz-, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *nigʷ-.

Proper noun

Näcken c (genitive Näckens)

  1. (folklore) Nix; a water creature in human form who, amongst other things, could lure people to drown in his river by his wonderful violin play
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