bause

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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Attested as bouse by Jacob Nicolai Wilse in 1780 in his dictionary of Spydeberg dialect.

Noun

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bause m (definite singular bausen, indefinite plural bausar, definite plural bausane)

  1. a rich or respected man (in a village)
    Synonym: storkar

Etymology 2

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Related to the noun. Perhaps also related to verb buse borrowed from Low German.

Verb

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bause

  1. e-infinitive form of bausa (in dialects with e-infinitive or split infinitive)
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