Høgnorsk

UK/ˈhɜːɡnɔːsk/UK/ˈhɔɪnɔːsk/

proper noun

conservative, unofficial and little used variety of the Norwegian language form Nynorsk that resists the attempted merger with Bokmål

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. conservative, unofficial and little used variety of the Norwegian language form Nynorsk that resists the attempted merger with Bokmål

Origin

  1. Norwegianhøgnorsk
  2. Norwegianhøgnorsk
  3. EnglishHøgnorsk

Borrowed from Norwegian høgnorsk (“High Norwegian”).

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Translations

Norwegian Bokmål høgnorsk
  • høgnorskthe most conservative and the rarest variety of Norwegian
Polish høgnorsk
  • høgnorskthe most conservative and the rarest variety of Norwegian
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