Bokmål

American

[book-mawl] / ˈbʊk mɔl /

noun

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

Bokmål British

/ ˈbuːkmoːl /

noun

Also called: Dano-Norwegian. Formerly called: Riksmål. one of the two official forms of written Norwegian, closely related to Danish Compare Nynorsk

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Etymology

Origin of Bokmål

1935–40; < Norwegian: book language

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