budeie

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse buð + deie (dairymaid, Old Norse deigja, comparable with Old English dǣge, bread maker or bread kneader, see dheigh- in Indo-European roots).

Noun

budeie f or m (definite singular budeia or budeien, indefinite plural budeier, definite plural budeiene)

1. a milkmaid working either at a farm or mountainous pasture (seter)

References

• “budeie” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• (former official form; now non-standard) budeia, budeigja, budeigje

Etymology

Equivalent to bu +‎ deie.

Noun

budeie f (definite singular budeia, indefinite plural budeier, definite plural budeiene)

1. a milkmaid working either at a farm or mountainous pasture (seter)

References

• “budeie” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.