tusskall

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From tuss (Subterranean) +‎ kall (man).

Noun

tusskall m (definite singular tusskallen, indefinite plural tusskallar, definite plural tusskallane)

  1. the same as tuss, a Subterranean wight
    • 1947, O.J.Rise, Oppdalsboka, bind 1:
      Ho Enøygd-Kari (...) såg ein gong ein tusskall som sat på ei låg (...) "Gakk i Guss namn no da", sa ho, og da gjekk han.
      The One-Eyed Kari (...) have seen once a Subterranean man sitting on a log (...) "Go now in God's name", she said, and then he went (away)