Dano-Norwegian
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Dano-Norwegian
< Late Latin Dan(i) Danes ( def. ) + -o- + Norwegian
Example Sentences
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Denmark ruled Norway during the Dano-Norwegian Union, which lasted from the 16th until the 19th century.
From New York Times
He was shut up at that time in his meagre Dano-Norwegian glory, like that genie whom the Eastern tale shows us imprisoned in a bottle.
From Project Gutenberg
It is probably unnecessary to say that this movement is an effort on the part of many Norwegians to substitute for the dominant Dano-Norwegian a new literary language based on the "best" dialects.
From Project Gutenberg
All this has combined to give us a body of translations which, for fine felicity, stand unrivalled in Dano-Norwegian.
From Project Gutenberg
He was working in an old and tried literary medium—Dano-Norwegian.
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