smådjävul — meaning in English

English meaning

• imp noun A small, mischievous supernatural creature, like a minor demon.

Senses

smådjävul is used for these senses in English:

• imp (chiefly, fiction, and, mythology) A small, mischievous sprite or a malevolent supernatural creature, somewhat comparable to a demon but smaller and less powerful, formerly regarded as the child of the devil or a demon (see sense 3.2). [from 16th c.]

imp — full definition

1. noun A small, mischievous supernatural creature, like a minor demon.
2. noun A mischievous child.