bautastein

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

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

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

A menhir.

References

“bautastein” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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