Nynorsk
[ nee-nawrsk, -nohrsk; Norwegian ny-nawshk ]
/ ˈni nɔrsk, -noʊrsk; Norwegian ˈnüˌnɔʃk /
noun
a literary language based on western Norwegian dialects and Old Norse and in 1885 adopted as one of the two official languages of Norway.
Also called
Landsmål,
New Norse.
Compare
Bokmål.
Origin of Nynorsk
< Norwegian: literally, new Norwegian
British Dictionary definitions for nynorsk
Nynorsk
/ (Norwegian ˈnyːnɔːsk, English ˈniːnɔːsk) /
noun
one of the two mutually intelligible official forms of written Norwegian: it also exists in spoken form and is derived from the dialect of W and N Norway
Also called: Landsmål Compare Bokmål
Word Origin for Nynorsk
Norwegian: new Norse