witer

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse vítr f, from Proto-Germanic *wihtiz.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -íːtɛr

Noun

witer f (definite witra)

  1. (folklore) A ghostly creature, believed to live in mountains, preferably next to lakes, over which and its fish she shall have an unrestricted dominion.

Trivia

She will sometimes show herself to those who are clairvoyant, as a red-clad lady. She shall also have cows, which are then visible, then invisible, called witerkoen. She shall also have the power to bewitch people, which is more attributable to other species of mountain wardens, called trȯlla in plural.

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