Etymology

Landsmål

Today it means: A written standard for Norwegian created by Ivar Aasen in the mid-1800s; predecessor to Nynorsk. Full definition →

Norwegian landsmål
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  1. Norwegian · borrowed fromlandsmål
  2. English todayLandsmål

From Norwegian landsmål (Bokmål entry; Nynorsk entry); called so by Ivar Aasen.

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