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)

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.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Synonyms

landeveisrøver

References

“stratenrøver” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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