Not a lepechaun, he's a "nisse" It is very possible that the bin is pulled as it contains all the P-Farster's personal belongings. From Wordnik.com. [Penny-Ante: The Ordinary Trend Moves Up a Notch] Reference
And there will even be a picture of the elusive mr Miles of Melbourne, even if he is turning his back to the camera and does a good "nisse" impersonation. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2001-12-01] Reference
And that's an American Santa Claus, in Norway where we speak Norwegian, which is similar to Swedish but not quite, the "nisse" lives all around us all the time, and don't just pop in around Christmas time. From Wordnik.com. [Holiday cheer] Reference
Fjosnisse barn "nisse", who may turn grumpy if the children forget to leave a bowl of porridge. From Wordnik.com. [NPR Topics: News] Reference
Fjosnisse (barn "nisse"), who may turn grumpy if the children forget to leave a bowl of porridge. From Wordnik.com. [NPR Topics: News] Reference
“Die Entwicklung der klinischen Thermometrie,” Ergeb - nisse der inneren Medizin und Kinderheilkunde, 33 (1928). From Wordnik.com. [HEALTH AND DISEASE] Reference
I alwees thawt it wud be nisse to run a B&B wehre I cud offur teh obernite guessts teh opshun of aroom “wif kitteh furr” oar “wiffout kitteh furrs.”. From Wordnik.com. [did not - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?] Reference
Some were everyday, like arguments about whether or not a bowl of milk set out for a Scandinavian nisse who did housework after dark constituted minimum wage ¦ It went on. From Wordnik.com. [Operation Luna]
I recall a picture I saw as a child, in a fairy tale book -- a log laid over a stone, and half a dozen of them playing teeter-totter with a nisse but not weighing enough to counterbalance him. From Wordnik.com. [Operation Luna]
Instead, Ossum says, they have several kinds of nisse - Christmas gnomes, you might say - including the Barn-nisse, who comes on. From Wordnik.com. [NPR Topics: News] Reference
In Denmark, the gnomish nisse - a mythical creature described as a short, bearded old man who watched over farms - became associated with Christmas. From Wordnik.com. [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference
"I heard my Freda say: 'I see a nisse coming down the track of the moon.'. From Wordnik.com. [The Moon Pool] Reference
“I heard my Freda say: ‘I see a nisse coming down the track of the moon.’. From Wordnik.com. [The Moon Pool] Reference
I heard the child say, ‘The nisse comes fast!’. From Wordnik.com. [The Moon Pool] Reference
'The nisse comes fast!'. From Wordnik.com. [The Moon Pool] Reference
I heard the child say, 'The nisse comes fast!'. From Wordnik.com. [The Moon Pool] Reference
LearnThatWord and the Open Dictionary of English are programs by LearnThat Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit.
Questions? Feedback? We want to hear from you!
Email us
or click here for instant support.
Copyright © 2005 and after - LearnThat Foundation. Patents pending.