náæta

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Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From nár (pertaining to death or a cadaver) +‎ æta (eater).

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Noun[edit]

náæta f (genitive singular náætu, nominative plural náætur)

  1. (mythology, folklore) a ghoul; (a spirit said to feed on corpses)

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