Mermaid
Havfrue cognates

The Icelandic cognate form is haffrú with several synonyms, though instead of these the commonly used term today is hafmey.

The Faroese forms are havfrúgv (havfrúg). The Swedish form is hafsfru, with other synonyms such as sjöjungfru, or sjörå ('sea-fairy', the maritime counterpart of the forest skogsrå).
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