Brewer's: Hill-people

or Hill-folk. A class of beings in Scandinavian tradition between the elves and the human race. They are supposed to dwell in caves and small hills, and are bent on receiving the benefits of man's redemption.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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