utburd

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• utbol (eye dialect)

Etymology

From Old Norse útburðr.

Noun

utburd m (definite singular utburden, indefinite plural utburdar, definite plural utburdane)

1. (folklore) a ghost of a newborn baby, who died before it got baptized

Synonyms

• spøkelse (a ghost, haunt)
• skrikar (a baby ghost)

References

• “utburd” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.