haugbu

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From haug +‎ -bu.

Noun

haugbu m (definite singular haugbuen, indefinite plural haugbuar, definite plural haugbuane)

1. (folklore) a subterranean creature that occasionally snatches children
2. weirdo, an unclean person

References

• “haugbu” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.