Meaning of "nickar" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF NICKAR

nickar  [ˈnɪkɑː]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NICKAR

Nickar is a noun.

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WHAT DOES NICKAR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Nickar

Nickar is a demon or spirit in the Dictionnaire Infernal. In Scandinavian, Teutonic and Saxon mythology, Nickar are malevolent water spirits who drown people, torment fisherman, tip over boats and throw them to the tops of shore-side trees. According to mythology, Nickars or Hnickars patrol the waters of Scandinavian fjords, where they cause tempests, hurricanes, hailstorms and blizzards. They have fish-like tails and often sit by the water combing each other's long green or blonde hair with seaweed, playing a harp or singing. Like the Sirens, they drag to the bottom of the sea anyone who ventures too close. Nickar are descendended from the Mermen and Mermaids, or from the Nymphs of the Elbe and the Gaal, the Nixies which are kind, loving benevolent water spirits, known to rescue wayward fishermen. These lesser water divinities will sometimes leave the water to attend nearby celebrations and dance or fire festivals, where they dance and greet local fishermen. It has been suggested that "Old Nick", one of the colloquial English names for the devil, is derived from Nickar, but it seems more likely to be a contraction of the personal name "Nicholas" instead.

Definition of nickar in the English dictionary

The definition of nickar in the dictionary is a hard, round seed with a smooth, bluish or yellowish shell, produced by the tropical plant Caesalpinia.

TRANSLATION OF NICKAR

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NICKAR»

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The Gardeners Dictionary: Containing the Methods of ...

BONDUC, The Nickar - tree, inlgo. The Cbarafieri are; It bath a polypetalous, or a mono- f. 'tabus Flozvcr, cut 'very deeply into several Segment! ; but it almoji of an anomalous Figure: from whose Calyx arises the Pointal, 'which afterward ...

Philip Miller, 1754

macmillan's magazine

Nickar the soulless One Bringeth a wife home ! Oman the swan-breasted, Ornan the wader, — Bring forth the bridal-dress, Girls, that ye made her ! Anlaf the Bishop his Blessing delivers, Nickar the soulless One Blanches and shivers !

david masson, 1864

Macmillan's Magazine

Peal the bells merrily, Singers of Thrif holm ! Nickar the soulless One Bringeth a wife home ! Oman the swan-breasted, Ornan the wader, — Bring forth the bridal- dress, Girls, that ye made her ! " Yet what myself am, thou Seemest to know less ...

‎1864

MacMillan's Magazine

Sir George Grove, David Masson, John Morley, Mowbray Morris. Peal the bells merrily, Eingers of Thrifholm ! Nickar the soulless One Bringeth a wife home ! Oman the swan-breasted, Oman the wader, — Bring forth the bridal-dress, Girls, that ...

Sir George Grove, David Masson, John Morley, 1864

The New and Complete American Encyclopedia: Or, Universal ...

GUILANDINA, the Nickar tree ; a genus of the mo- nogynia order, belonging to the decandria class of plants ; and in the natural method ranking under the 33d order, Lomenlacea. The calyx is monophyllous and salver-ihaped ; the petals, ...

‎1808

Brother Fabian's Manuscript: And Other Poems

Nickar the soulless One Speaks without turning : — " Wherefore 1 Thou knowest well " Whom I am mourning ! " Yet what myself am, thou " Seemest to know less : — " Look on me ! Recognize " Nickar the soulless !" Fiercely the Wanderer ...

Sebastian Evans, 1865

Dictionary of Jamaican English

NICHOL see nickar. NICK vb and sb dial; cf OED 6, a particular throw at dice ^- 1863. A. vb: To throw (dice). G 1941 Kirkpatrick 20, Lak wen corpie ketch dern bwoy • nick dice a Race Course an dem run. B. sb: See quot. 1943 GL StAnd, Nick, ...

Frederic Gomes Cassidy, Robert Brock Le Page, 2002

A Dictionary of Arts and Sciences

The bonduc, or yellow nickar. 2. The bonducella, or grey nickar. These are climbing plants, natives of the West Indies, where they rise to the height of 12 or 14 feet: the flowers come out' at the wings of the stalks, and are composed of five  ...

George Gregory, 1816

Pantologia. A new (cabinet) cyclopædia, by J.M. Good, O. ...

Essential character: ealyx onc-leafed; salver-shaped; petals five inserted into the neck of the calyx, nearly equal; seed vessel a legume. There are six species. The most remarkable are, 1. Bonduc, or yellow nickar. 2. Bonducella, or grey nickar.

John Mason Good, Olinthus Gilbert Gregory, 1813

Everyman his own Gardener ... By Thomas Mawe, and J. ...

Gum-ea trichilol'du, or triohilia-llke, branching flowered guaree. Guettarda tpem'o -fa, or specious guettarda from Java and Jae maica ; leaves most large ovate roundish, flowers long seven parted. Guilandina (bonduc), or nickar tree ...

John ABERCROMBIE (Horticulturist.), George GLENNY (the Elder.), 1857

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NICKAR»

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Högsäsong i tomatfabriken

Boel Wildmark nickar mot chiliodlingen, där man både säljer hela plantor och erbjuder självplock. – Det här med att gå och titta på kryddor och ... «Helsingborgs Dagblad, Jul 15»

Här är sommarens bästa vin på låda

Plötsligt står man där och nickar som ett fån för att man äntligen känner igen alla de där tonerna av ditt och datt som man bru kar fnysa åt. «Metro, Jul 15»

USA och rasismen

TeaParty-rörelsen och en allt större del av det republikanska etablissemanget nickar instämmande. Hela valkampanjen 2012 präglades av ... «Expo - Demokratisk tidskrift, Jun 15»

Den onda cirkeln

Han nickar, går via kylskåpet till hyllan för engångskärl, rotar omkring bland plastskedarna en stund och kommer sedan till kassan. I år tänker ... «Svenska YLE, Jun 15»

Karl-Anders Lindahl berättar om sin helg

Jag tar en lång kall dusch (kanske nickar till lite) innan vi går ner på stan. Äter kebab på gatuköket och ser Avengers på bio två gånger. «Nyheter24, Apr 15»

Det är inte Simeone supportrarna ska vara besvikna på

I Lissabon 2014: 90:00 + 2:48 = Sergio Ramos nickar in 1-1 för Real Madrid i CL-finalen mot Atlético. I Madrid 2015: 90:00 – 2:48 = Javier ... «Fotbollskanalen, Apr 15»

Matchrapport: Newcastle - Arsenal 1-2 (0-2)

Cazorla slår inlägget mot yttre delarna av straffområdet där Welbeck nickar mot mål men får inte fart på nicken. Däremot får Giroud fart på ... «SvenskaFans.com, Mar 15»

Jo, jag har skrivit om The Poodles. Resultatet är rent …

... om ”The greatest” placerar sig någonstans mellan Coldplay och Giant är låten en fluffigt luftig AOR-bakelse, groovet i ”House of cards” nickar ... «Aftonbladet, Mar 15»

Viva Hate: Anna och Tom spelar julens kärlekspar

... Åström sneglar mot Tom Ljungman (Errol, Livet enligt Rosa, Låt den rätte komma in, m.m.) som spelar Daniel och som nickar instämmande. «Göteborgs-Posten, Dec 14»

Inför: A.F.C. Bournemouth – Liverpool

Ränderna i bakgrunden representerar såklart matchtröjan medan spelaren som nickar en boll är gjort till Dickie Dowsetts ära. Han var en ... «SvenskaFans.com, Dec 14»