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) (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 ==== ==== Related terms ====