stopp en hal

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Dutch stop en haal or English stop and haul

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Interjection

stopp en hal

(nautical) stop and haul
(figurative) wait a minute

References

“stopp en hal” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.