haugety

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • haugty

Etymology

From haug +‎ ty. Literally, “tumuli kin”.

Noun

haugety n (definite singular haugetyet, uncountable)

  1. (folklore, Nord-Gudbrandsdalen, Telemark, Numedal) wights, who live in burial mounds

Synonyms

  • haugbu (countable)
  • haugtuss (countable)
  • haugvette (countable)
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