riksmål

See also: Riksmål

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

riks- (national-) +‎ mål (language)

Noun

riksmål n (definite singular riksmålet) (uncountable)

1. Riksmål (a conservative and unofficial variety of Bokmål that resists the attempted merger with Nynorsk.)

References

• “riksmål” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

riks- (“national”) +‎ mål (“language”).

Noun

riksmål n (definite singular riksmålet) (uncountable)

1. a standard language, a common spoken and written language in a country

   Synonym: landsmål

2. Riksmål (a conservative and unofficial variety of Bokmål that resists the attempted merger with Nynorsk.)

References

• “riksmål” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.