• Caprice: a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action

• Domino: a long loose hooded cloak usually worn with a half mask as a masquerade costume

• Jul: term used for Christmas in Norway

• Julegrøt: Christmas porridge with butter left out for Nisse on Christmas eve

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• Julenisse: older, good natured, adult-size man with a long white beard and a red hat and suit. He carries a sack of toys on his back and visits children in their homes on Christmas Eve. Based on the German legend of St. Nicholas.

• Krone (plural: Kroner): the basic monetary unit of Denmark and Norway

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• Macaroons: a small cookie composed chiefly of egg whites, sugar, and ground almond or coconut

• Nils: Scandinavian form of Nicholas

• Nisse: solitary, mischievous domestic sprite responsible for the protection and welfare of the farmstead and its buildings. Term is derived from Nils.

• Note: a written promise to pay a debt

• Skylark (Also referred to as lark): a common largely brown Old World lark noted for its song especially as uttered in flight

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• Spendthrift: a person who spends improvidently or wastefully

• Sprite: an elfish person

• Steamer: an engine, machine, or vehicle operated or propelled by steam

• Tarantella: originated in Southern Italy as a folk dance in the 17th century. It is associated with tarantism, a form of hysteria that occurs as a result of a tarantula's bite. The music is in 6/8 time and is characterized as lively, flirtatious, and light.

• Well-made play: a play constructed according to a predetermined pattern and aiming at neatness of plot and theatrical effectiveness but often being mechanical and stereotyped.

Source: “Dictionary by Merriam-Webster.” Merriam-Webster, Merriam-Webster, www.merriam-webster.com/.