steidn

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 [it] […]