haugbu

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From haug +‎ -bu.

Noun

haugbu m (definite singular haugbuen, indefinite plural haugbuar, definite plural haugbuane)

  1. (folklore) a wight who lives in a burial mound and occasionally snatches human children
    Synonyms: haugety, haugtuss, haugvette
  2. weirdo, an unclean person

References

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