ledestjerne

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse leiðarstjarna (lodestar), from Proto-Germanic *laidō + *sternǭ, equivalent to lede +‎ stjerne.

Pronunciation

Noun

ledestjerne

  1. lodestar, star (or different thing) used for navigation
    • 2014, Bo Lidegaard, Jens Otto Krag: 1962-1978, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:
      Billedet af en fast idé om velfærdssamfundet som Socialdemokratiets ledestjerne siden Staunings tid er naturligvis noget af en tilsnigelse, hvad også nyere forskning i velfærdstankens udvikling har fremhævet.
      The image of a solid idea of the welfare society as the lodestar of Socialdemokratiet since the time of Stauning is, of course, a bit of a stretch, as more recent inquiry into the development of the concept of welfare has also emphasized.
    • 2005, Ledelsesspecialisering, Hans Reitzels Forlag, →ISBN, page 86:
      Afhængig af hvilken videnskabelig og eksistentiel/moralsk tilgang man har til personligheden, kan denne ledestjerne have mange navne.
      Depending of which scientific and existential/moral approach one has to personality, this lodestar may have many names.

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