Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hillfolk

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hill-folk
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Hillspeople.

noun

Supernatural beings, such as a dwarves, that live beneath hills.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From hill + folk. In mythological sense, compare Danish bjergfolk, Norwegian bergfolk, Norwegian haugfolk, Swedish högfolk, Swedish bergfolk.

Synonyms

Questions

What does hillfolk mean?
Hillspeople.
Where does hillfolk come from?
From hill + folk. In mythological sense, compare Danish bjergfolk, Norwegian bergfolk, Norwegian haugfolk, Swedish högfolk, Swedish bergfolk.

How to pronounce hillfolk

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