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

• “haugbu” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.