Väinämöinen
[ vahy-nuh-moi-nen; Finnish vai-na-mœi-nen ]
/ ˌvaɪ nəˈmɔɪ nɛn; Finnish ˈvæɪ næˌmœɪ nɛn /
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noun Finnish Legend.
an old magician, the hero of the Kalevala, who opposes the magician Joukahainen and the sorceress Louhi.
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How to use Väinämöinen in a sentence
Vainamoinen took his harp, and sat down on a hill near a silvery brook.
Musical Myths and Facts, Volume I (of 2)|Carl EngelVainamoinen took his harp, and sat down on a hill, near a silvery brook.
Brave Men and Women|O.E. Fuller