ganfer.
A kind of ghost found in the folklore of Orkney and Shetland.
Meaning & usage
A kind of ghost found in the folklore of Orkney and Shetland.
Where this word comes from
Originally a dialectal term from Shetland and Orkney, also denoting certain negative atmospheric phenomena. Thought to ultimately derive from Old Norse gandferð (“gand-journey”), with the first element connected to Old Norse gandr (“evil spirit”). Compare dialectal Norwegian gannfar, gandferd
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