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skuggabaldur.

a creature from Icelandic folk belief who is the offspring of a tomcat (a male cat) and a vixen (female fox) or a bitch (female dog)

12 characters4 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈskʏk(ː)aˌpaltʏr]
  1. a creature from Icelandic folk belief who is the offspring of a tomcat (a male cat) and a vixen (female fox) or a bitch (female dog)

    masculine
  2. an evil spirit

    masculine
  3. an evildoer who anonymously commits outrages or evil deeds; a sneak

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From skugga (“of shadows”, genitive of skuggi (“a shadow”)) + Baldur (“a male given name”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.