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Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
sæbygg m (definite singular sæbyggen, indefinite plural sæbygger, definite plural sæbyggene)
- a person from Setesdal
1997, T.E. Norby, Telemarks blodige kjemper:Men det er visst at at et stort slag ble holdt der på fjellet mellom mobyggene og skafsåkjempene på den ene siden og sæbyggene på den andre.- But there is known that a great battle was held there on the mountain between the Mo people and Skafså warriors on the one side and the Setesdal people on the other (side).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
The endings like -bygg and -bøgg is often used as a part of different local demonyms in Norway. It is a derivation from Old Norse byggja (“to inhabit”)
Noun
sæbygg m (definite singular sæbyggjen, indefinite plural sæbyggjar, definite plural sæbyggjane)
- a person from Setesdal