skuggabaldur

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Noun

skuggabaldur m (genitive singular skuggabaldurs, nominative plural skuggabaldrar)

1. (mythology) 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)
2. an evil spirit
3. an evildoer who anonymously commits outrages or evil deeds; a sneak

See also

• illur andi
• myrkramaður
• læðupoki
• skoffín