Bokmål
[ book-mawl ]
noun
a literary form of Norwegian, derived from the Danish writing of urban Norwegians: one of the two official forms of written Norwegian.
Origin of Bokmål
11935–40; <Norwegian: book language
- Also called Dano-Norwegian, Riksmål.
- Compare Nynorsk.
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British Dictionary definitions for Bokmål
Bokmål
/ (Norwegian ˈbuːkmoːl) /
noun
one of the two official forms of written Norwegian, closely related to Danish: Also called: Dano-Norwegian Formerly called: Riksmål Compare Nynorsk
Origin of Bokmål
1Norwegian, literally: book language
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