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.