hjørnestein

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From hjørne +‎ stein.

Noun

hjørnestein m (definite singular hjørnesteinen, indefinite plural hjørnesteiner, definite plural hjørnesteinene)

(also figurative) a cornerstone

References

“hjørnestein” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

hyrnestein

Etymology

From hjørne +‎ stein.

Noun

hjørnestein m (definite singular hjørnesteinen, indefinite plural hjørnesteinar, definite plural hjørnesteinane)

(also figurative) a cornerstone

References

“hjørnestein” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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