stabbestein
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Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Oldroad.jpg/400px-Oldroad.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]From stabbe (“stump”) + stein (“stone”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]stabbestein m (definite singular stabbesteinen, indefinite plural stabbesteinar, definite plural stabbesteinane)
- one of several large stones placed along a side of a road to prevent vehicles from driving off the road, nowadays mostly replaced by guardrails.
- a key person, an important member of an organisation
Further reading
[edit]- “stabbestein” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.