marekors

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms
  • murukors (dialectal)
  • marekross

Etymology

From mare (“mare, the evil night spirit”) +‎ kors (“cross”).

Noun

marekors n (definite singular marekorset, indefinite plural marekors, definite plural marekorsa)

  1. (folklore) a pentagram or a pentacle carved in a wall (or on a door) with an iron knife (or painted with tar) as protection against evil spirits

Synonyms
  • lånekors (a tar cross)
  • maremerke
  • murustjerne
  • pentagram
  • pentakel
  • tussekors

References
  • Å.Ø. Kostveit (1997) Kors i kake, skurd i tre: tegn og symboler i folkekulturen
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