C2noun
tomte
A Swedish folklore elf; also used for Santa Claus.
Form: tomtar/Indefinite plural/Lemma: tomte
Definitions
1. A Swedish folklore elf; also used for Santa Claus.
en sagofigur som vakar över en gård; jultomte
Numera brukar det vara både utklädda tomtar, pepparkaksgubbar och andra figurer i luciatåget.
Nowadays they are both dressed up elves, gingerbread men and other figures in the lucia train.