stabbestein

== Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From stabbe (“stump”) +‎ stein (“stone”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /²stabːəˌstɛɪːn/ === Noun === stabbestein m (definite singular stabbesteinen, indefinite plural stabbesteinar, definite plural stabbesteinane) one of several large stones placed along a side of a road to prevent vehicles from driving off the road, nowadays mostly replaced by guardrails. a key person, an important member of an organisation === Further reading === “stabbestein” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.