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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From tuss (“Subterranean”) + kall (“man”).
Noun
tusskall m (definite singular tusskallen, indefinite plural tusskallar, definite plural tusskallane)
- 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)