# Norwegian Buhund

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A breed of dog of the spitz type, used as an all-purpose farm and herding dog, as well as a watchdog and a nanny dog.

## Etymology
From Norwegian + Norwegian buhund, from bu (“homestead, a simple building or mountain hut (where the shepherd lived while looking after his herd in the summer) but can also mean stock, as in livestock”) + hund (“dog”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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