Bokmål

[book-mawl]

noun

1. a literary form of Norwegian, derived from the Danish writing of urban Norwegians: one of the two official forms of written Norwegian.

Bokmål

/ ˈbuːkmoːl /

noun

1. Also called: Dano-Norwegian. Formerly called: Riksmål. one of the two official forms of written Norwegian, closely related to Danish Compare Nynorsk

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bokmål¹

1935–40; < Norwegian: book language

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bokmål¹

Norwegian, literally: book language