bause

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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

1. a rich or respected man (in a village)

   Synonym: storkar

Etymology 2

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

Verb

bause

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

Related terms

• baus