Hawes, Barbara (19 October 2015). “The Goats that Got Away”. European Studies Blog. British Library. 2024年2月23日閲覧。 “The story's original Norwegian title in full (a bit less snappy than the English one we know) was De tre Bukkene Bruse, som skulde gaa til Sæters og gjøre seg fede which roughly translates as 'The three Billy-Goats Gruff who were going to mountain pastures to fatten themselves up'. 'Bruse', which is the name of the goats, was translated as 'Gruff' in the first English version, and this translation has stuck ever since but in fact the word refers to the hairy tuft on a goat's forehead”
方言形や多言語の同根語だが、ロスの辞典では"Brusk"がテレマルク県やSmaaleneneの方言にあるとし、（標準語の）Brus に相当し、同様の意味で定義され、参照にアイスランド語のbrúskr （「毛の房」）を挙げている[11]。またフェロー語のbrúsa（第2義、ただし動詞）"clip.. the hair on the forehead.. of lamb"[12]
方言形や多言語の同根語だが、ロスの辞典では"Brusk"がテレマルク県やSmaaleneneの方言にあるとし、（標準語の）Brus に相当し、同様の意味で定義され、参照にアイスランド語のbrúskr （「毛の房」）を挙げている[11]。またフェロー語のbrúsa（第2義、ただし動詞）"clip.. the hair on the forehead.. of lamb"[12]
