Guykerl
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Guykerl is a noun meaning (Shetland) A giantess, typically a giant wife.
Meaning
(Shetland) A giantess, typically a giant wife.
Example Sentences
The giantesses or guykerls seem to have survived their husbands for some considerable time, for they continued to play an active part in folklore.
He went up his hill for a large stone he knew would be sufficient, but as he was returning, staggering under the weight of the enormous boulder, his Guykerl saw him and cried out jeeringly.
Word Forms
- guykerls
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include giantess, geezer, archwife, giantesse, shviger, shaler.
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