bustyvel
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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old Norse burstígull (“hedgehog”), from burst (“bristle”) + ígull (“sea urchin”), influenced by the verb yva (“to bristle”).
Noun[edit]
bustyvel m (definite singular bustyvelen, indefinite plural bustyvlar, definite plural bustyvlane)
- a hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
- a hairy person
- Synonym: hårvott
- a non-existent thing children were sent to find while the adults did slaughtering of the cattle
- a peevish person
- Synonym: kranglefant