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[Facts] Re: Jostein (m.)
by Satu (guest)
6/24/2004, 10:23 AM
in reply to a message by Andreas Brosch
Hallo Andreas,Jostein is an Old Norse name:jór = horse
steinn = stoneThe pronunciation is: YOU-stayn (die deutsche Beschreibung der Aussprache wäre ungefähr: JUU-ßtäin). The stress is on the first syllable.In Iceland the name is written Jósteinn.Viele Grüße
Satu
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- Pavlos (guest)   +1
6/25/2004, 1:04 AM
Right on time, Satu I was about to make an embarassing conjecture that Jostein could have been related to *Jews Stone*, a.k.a. Lapis Judaicus, the fossil spine of a large sea-urchin, found in Syria, formerly used in medicine.
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- Satu (guest)
6/25/2004, 4:00 AM
;o))
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- Andy (Andreas) (guest)
6/24/2004, 11:43 PM
Thanx alot for this piece of information, Satu! In fact I'm quite surpised that there are no German Josteins around - considering the popularity of Gaarder's books.Andy
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