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)

(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.

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