tufte

See also: Tufte

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• tuft m

Etymology

From tuft (“ground, land, property”), from Old Norse tupt, topt, from Proto-Germanic *tumþiz and/or *tumftō. Compare Swedish tomte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²tʊftə/

Noun

tufte m (definite singular tuften, indefinite plural tuftar, definite plural tuftane)

1. (folklore) a being that lives in (and guards) farmsteads, often thought to be the ancestor who cleared the land

   Synonyms: husvette (“house spirit”), gardvord (“farm guardian”), tunvord, tunkall, nisse, tomte, tomtegubbe, tøltebonde

Derived terms

• blåtufte
• jektetufte
• joletuften (“Father Christmas”)
• tuftebit
• tuftebonde
• tuftefolk
• tuftegubbe
• tuftekall
• tuftekjerring
• tuftekone
• tuftemann
• tufteskot
• tuftevette

 

Related terms

• tofte (“oldest man on a farm”)
• tomte