Sjulerek

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

The first part Sjul is probably from Sigurd Svein. It is a knight from Scandinavian ballades from 16th-19th centuries, who is described in the ballades as one of leaders of the Wild Hunt, loose based on the legandary hero Sigurd.

Proper noun

Sjulerek

  1. (mythology, dialectal, Trøndelag) Alternative form of Gamle-Erik (“devil”)
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