bautastein

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse bautarsteinn, bautasteinn. Cf. Swedish bautasten. from bauta (beat- otherwise longdead in the language) & stein. stone that has had a message struck on it.

Noun

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bautastein m (definite singular bautasteinen, indefinite plural bautasteinar, definite plural bautasteinane)

  1. A menhir.

References

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