Bokmål

[ book-mawl ]

noun

1. a literary form of Norwegian, derived from the Danish writing of urban Norwegians: one of the two official forms of written Norwegian.

Bokmål

/ ˈbuːkmoːl /

noun

1. See Nynorsk
   one of the two official forms of written Norwegian, closely related to Danish Also calledDano-Norwegian Formerly calledRiksmål Compare Nynorsk

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bokmål¹

1935–40; < Norwegian: book language

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bokmål¹

Norwegian, literally: book language