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A personification, in German and Scandinavian mythology, of a spirit natural power supposed to work mischief and ruin, esp. to children.

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  1. n. A personification, in German and Scandinavian mythology, of a spirit natural power supposed to work mischief and ruin, esp. to children.
  2. A personification, in German and Scandinavian mythology, of a spirit natural power supposed to work mischief and ruin, esp. to children.
  3. A personification, in German and Scandinavian mythology, of aspirit natural power supposed to work mischief and ruin, esp. tochildren.
  4. n. A personification, in German and Scandinavian mythology, of a spirit natural power supposed to work mischief and ruin, esp. to children.