bustyvel
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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
The part bust- is from bust (“bristle”). The part -yvel is probably from Proto-Germanic *igilaz (like in Swedish igelkott and German Igel).
Noun[edit]
bustyvel m (definite singular bustyvelen, indefinite plural bustyvlar, definite plural bustyvlane)
- a hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
- a hairy person
- a non-existent thing children were sent to find while the adults did slaughtering of the cattle
- a peevish person
- Synonym: kranglefant