Telemark

See also: telemark and télémark

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Te‧le‧mark

Proper noun

Telemark

1. A county of Eastern Norway.

Related terms

• telemarking
• Vestfold og Telemark (county, which existed from 2020 to 2024)

Descendants

• English: telemark

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• Telamork, Telamark (unofficial)

Etymology

tele (“someone from Telemark”) +‎ mark (“land; march”); from Old Norse Þelamǫrk, from genitive plural of þelir (name of an old Germanic tribe) +‎ mǫrk (“borderland, march, mark, woodland”).

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Te‧le‧mark

Proper noun

Telemark f

1. A county of Eastern Norway

Related terms

• telemarking
• Vestfold og Telemark (county, which existed from 2020 to 2024)

Descendants

• English: telemark