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