steidn

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse steinn, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz.

Noun

steidn m (definite singular steidn)

  1. (dialectal) alternative form of stein (stone, rock)
    • 1853, Ivar Aasen, Prøver af Landsmaalet i Norge, Christiania: Trykt hos Carl C. Werner & Comp., page 47:
      Daa va dæ ein Rese, saa gjekk oppaa Lifjedl'e aa tog sæg ein stor'e Steidn aa kasta []
      Then there was a troll that climbed the Lifjedl; he took a big rock and hurled