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mara in Swedish

mara in Swedish is mara — mara means in Germanic and Scandinavian folklore, a demon or spirit believed to sit on a sleeper's chest and cause nightmares.

mara in Swedish

mara
noun

What does "mara" mean?

  1. noun In Germanic and Scandinavian folklore, a demon or spirit believed to sit on a sleeper's chest and cause nightmares.
    "Old Norse legend blamed nightmares on the mara pressing down on the sleeper."
  2. noun A long-legged rodent native to the grasslands of Argentina, related to the guinea pig.
    "The mara looks like a cross between a rabbit and a small deer."
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mara in a sentence

  • Old Norse legend blamed nightmares on the mara pressing down on the sleeper.
  • The mara looks like a cross between a rabbit and a small deer.

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What is "mara" in Swedish?

"mara" in Swedish is mara. mara means: In Germanic and Scandinavian folklore, a demon or spirit believed to sit on a sleeper's chest and cause nightmares.

How do you use "mara" in a sentence?

Example: "Old Norse legend blamed nightmares on the mara pressing down on the sleeper." In Swedish, "mara" is mara.

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