slagruta

Swedish

noun
Definitions
  • a divining rod, a dowsing rod; a tool (believed in popular superstition) to find water (or minerals) in the ground

Etymology

Compound from Swedish slag (hit, kind, sort) + Swedish ruta (box, square, rue).

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Swedish

ruta

Gloss

box, square, rue

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