nyckelharpa

[ nik-uhl-hahr-puh ]

noun
  1. an old-time Swedish stringed musical instrument, similar to the hurdy-gurdy but sounded with a bow instead of a wheel.

Origin of nyckelharpa

1
<Swedish, equivalent to nyckel fret + harpaharp

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