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Dano-Norwegian

American  
[dey-noh-nawr-wee-juhn] / ˈdeɪ noʊ nɔrˈwi dʒən /

noun

  1. Bokmål.


Dano-Norwegian British  
/ ˌdeɪnəʊnɔːˈwiːdʒən /

noun

  1. another name for Bokmål

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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

These figures are interesting as an unmistakable proof of the growing intercourse between the Dano-Norwegian monarchy and England, which by this time had commenced to make itself decidedly felt in the field of commerce.

From Ludvig Holberg, The Founder of Norwegian Literature and an Oxford Student by Hammer, Simon Christian

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 Ruud, Martin Brown

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 Filon, Augustin

Monrad calls attention to the fact—in which he was, of course, mistaken—that this is the first translation of the original Macbeth into Dano-Norwegian or into Danish.

From An Essay Toward a History of Shakespeare in Norway by Ruud, Martin Brown