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 ● Jun. 9, 2022
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 An Essay Toward a History of Shakespeare in Norway by Martin Brown Ruud
In the course of this he 56 enumerates the Dano-Norwegian translations known to him.
From An Essay Toward a History of Shakespeare in Norway by Martin Brown Ruud
All this has combined to give us a body of translations which, for fine felicity, stand unrivalled in Dano-Norwegian.
From An Essay Toward a History of Shakespeare in Norway by Martin Brown Ruud
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 The English Stage Being an Account of the Victorian Drama by Augustin Filon
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