Tomte-Vätt

dwarf · Sweden · Nordic

Tomte-vätt (or tomtevätte) is a Swedish compound meaning 'tomte-wight', conflating the household tomte with the older vættr/vätte (nature spirit). Not a distinct entity — Faye and Olrik/Ellekilde record it as a synonym for tomte/nisse, reflecting the transitional phase where nature spirits became house-wights.

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