Bokmål
[
b
oo
k
-mawl]
/ˈbʊk mɔl/
noun
1.
a literary form of Norwegian, derived from the Danish writing of urban Norwegians: one of the two official forms of written Norwegian.
Also called
Dano-Norwegian
,
Riksmål
.
Compare
Nynorsk
.
Origin
1935-40;
<
Norwegian:
book language
British Dictionary definitions for
Bokmål
Bokmål
/
Norwegian
ˈbuːkmoːl
/
noun
1.
one of the two official forms of written Norwegian, closely related to Danish
Also called
Dano-Norwegian
Formerly called
Riksmål
Compare
Nynorsk
Word Origin
Norwegian, literally: book language