Etymology

lundehund

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Today it means: a spitz dog originating in Norway, traditionally used for hunting puffin. Full definition →

Norwegian lundehund
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  1. Norwegian · borrowed fromlundehund
  2. English todaylundehund

From Norwegian lundehund, compound of lunde (“puffin”) and hund (“dog”).

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