hillfolk

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noun

Hillspeople.

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hill-people
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Meanings

nounhillfolk sg or pl
  1. pluralsingularHillspeople.
  2. pluralsingularartsSupernatural beings, such as a dwarves, that live beneath hills.

    The hill-folk that dwell in this mount are well known in all the villages round, and no one ever omits making a cross on his beer-barrels, for the Trolls are in the habit of slipping down from Hjulehöi to steal beer.

    1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume I, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 187

    Synonyms: hill-people

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
hill-people
Also see
hill-people

Origin

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

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APA

hillfolk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hillfolk

MLA

“hillfolk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hillfolk. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hillfolk,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hillfolk.

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