Bokmål
[ boo k-mawl ]
/ ˈbʊk mɔl /
noun
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 of Bokmål
1935–40; < Norwegian: book language
British Dictionary definitions for bokmal
Bokmål
/ (Norwegian ˈbuːkmoːl) /
noun
one of the two official forms of written Norwegian, closely related to Danish
Also called: Dano-Norwegian Formerly called: Riksmål Compare Nynorsk
Word Origin for Bokmål
Norwegian, literally: book language