Dano-Norwegian

American  

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

noun

1. Bokmål.

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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

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

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 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