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Nynorsk

[nee-nawrsk, -nohrsk, ny-nawshk]

noun

  1. a literary language based on western Norwegian dialects and Old Norse and in 1885 adopted as one of the two official languages of Norway.

Nynorsk

/ ˈniːnɔːsk, ˈnyːnɔːsk /

noun

  1. Also called: Իå.one of the two mutually intelligible official forms of written Norwegian: it also exists in spoken form and is derived from the dialect of W and N Norway Compare ǰ쳾å

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Nynorsk1

< Norwegian: literally, new Norwegian
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Nynorsk1

Norwegian: new Norse

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