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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Ju’mala.
 
The supreme idol of the ancient Finns and Lapps. The word is sometimes used by the Scandinavian poets for the Almighty.   1
       
“On a lonely cliff
       
An ancient shrine he found, of Jumala the seat,
For many a year gone by closed up and desolate.”
       
Frithiof-Saga: The Reconciliation.
 


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