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- Origin of fingernails. A1311.3
- Fire carried from heaven in fingernails. A1415.1.1
- Tabu: trimming fingernails. C726
- Transformation: fingernails to gold. D475.1.21
- Transformation: fingernails into jewels. D475.4.6
- Dead body incorruptible. Beard and fingernails continue to grow. E182
- Person with unusual fingernails. F515.2
- Person with very long fingernails. F515.2.2
- Extraordinary fingernails. (Cf. G11.11.1.) F552.1.3
- Ship Naglfar. Made of parings of fingernails of the dead. F841.1.5
- Teeth and fingernails of slain cyclops taken as proof. H105.5.2
- Bride test: bread-making – dough under fingernails. After three weeks the girl still has dough under her fingernails. H383.1.1
- Fear test: cutting devil's fingernails. H1422
- Man slits tongue of magpie so that it can learn to speak. His fingernails grow out like bird's claws as punishment. Q285.1.1.1