Etymology

telemark

te·le·mark
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Today it means: Telemark skiing, a method of skiing using the telemark turn and a binding that only connects the boot to the ski at the toes. Full definition →

Norwegian Telemark ← Old Norse Þelamǫrk
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telemark · noun, verb1

  1. Old Norse · derived fromÞelamǫrk
  2. Norwegian · derived fromTelemark
  3. English todaytelemark

From Norwegian Telemark, a county in Norway, from Old Norse Þelamǫrk, from the genitive plural case of þelir (“name of an old Germanic tribe”) + mǫrk (“borderland, march, mark, woodland”).

Telemark · proper noun2

  1. Norwegian · borrowed fromTelemark
  2. Norwegian · borrowed fromTelemark
  3. English todayTelemark

Borrowed from Norwegian Telemark.

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