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bu homograph 1

noun masculine or femininesubstantiv hankjønn eller hunkjønn

hut, shack · the cells, military lock-up

EtymologyOpphav

norrønt búð Old Norse búð

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. lite, enkelt hus brukt som midlertidig oppholdssted a small, simple building used as temporary quarters
    as a suffix in words such as:som etterledd i ord som rorbua fisherman's hut, a fisherman's cabin · a holiday cabin converted from such a hut, seterbua summer-farm hut, a mountain dairy cabin
  2. kakebumilitary detention, the guardhouse military detentionkakebu
    • soldaten fikk tre dager i bua the soldier got three days in the cells