bustyvel

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Dialectal forms
  • bustyvil (Eastern Slidre)
  • busthevvill (Surnadal)
  • busthevill (Trøndelag) (Snåsa)
  • bustivvill (Trøndelag) (Oppdal)
  • bustfivvill (Trøndelag) (Rennebu)
  • busthøvel
  • bustivel

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse burstígull (“hedgehog”), from burst (“bristle”) + ígull (“sea urchin”), influenced by the verb yva (“to bristle”).

Noun

bustyvel m (definite singular bustyvelen, indefinite plural bustyvlar, definite plural bustyvlane)

  1. a hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
    Synonyms: igulkott, piggsvin
  2. a hairy person
    Synonym: hårvott
  3. a non-existent thing children were sent to find while the adults did slaughtering of the cattle
  4. a peevish person
    Synonym: kranglefant
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