Bokmål


Bok·mål

B0372600 (bo͝ok′môl′, bōk′-)n. See Dano-Norwegian.
[Norwegian : bok, book; see bhāgo- in Indo-European roots + mål, language.]

Bokmål

(Norwegian ˈbuːkmoːl) n (Languages) one of the two official forms of written Norwegian, closely related to Danish. Also called: Dano-Norwegian Formerly called: Riksmål Compare Nynorsk[Norwegian, literally: book language]

Bok•mål

(ˈbʊk mɔl)

n. a literary form of Norwegian that combines Danish grammatical norms and features of local Norwegian vernaculars. Compare Nynorsk. [1935–40; < Norwegian: book language]
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Noun1.Bokmal - book language; one of two official languages of Norway; closely related to DanishBokmaal, Dano-NorwegianNorwegian - a Scandinavian language that is spoken in NorwayRiksmaal, Riksmal - in 1929 this dialect of Norwegian was officially renamed Bokmal
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