Pakuls in Low German

Pronunciation: /pɔːkʊls/

noun

Syllabication: Pa·kuls

Does not appear in plural m de Pakuls

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peripheral vocabulary

folklore

Low Saxon:

Düvel, Figur, de de Lüüd bang maken schall

in Oostprüßen; kummt ut de slaavsche Mythologie

English:

Pakuls

devil from East Prussian folklore, also in the role of Santa Clause's companion who punished the naughty children

Dutch:

Pakuls

duivel uit de folklore van Oost-Pruisen, ook als begeleider van de kerstman, die stoute kinderen strafft

German:

Pakuls

Teufelsfigur aus Ostpreußen, vertrat dort teilweise auch den Knecht Ruprecht

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