stratenrøver

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German strâtenrôver. Compare with German Straßenräuber.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɾɑ̀ːtenˌrøːʋeɾ/

Noun

stratenrøver m (definite singular stratenrøveren, indefinite plural stratenrøvere, definite plural stratenrøverne)

1. a highwayman
   • 1892, “Mester Frans Villon”, in Nils Kjær:

     Ved en poet forstod man i gamle dage en forloren stratenrøver med nedtraadte sko og uredt haar.

     A poet in the olden days was understood to be a lost highwayman with downtrodden shoes and unkempt hair.

Synonyms

• landeveisrøver

References

• “stratenrøver” in The Bokmål Dictionary.