What is "nixes"

Usage examples of "nixes".

Somewhere out there, we know, are creatures with power to match the gods, not trolls or nixes, but the iötnar themselves, foes of god and man.

The Vikings told stories of all of them, and stranger creatures still, skoffins and nixes and marbendills and skerry-trolls.

In the darkness she failed to notice the small print on one wand that proclaimed it to be a: Contrawandundoes charms, reverses spells and nixes hexes, and in even smaller print: The manufacturers recommend six (6) uses only before disposal as hazardous magic waste.