"Landsmål" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Norwegian landsmål (Bokmål entry; Nynorsk entry); called so by Ivar Aasen. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|no||landsmål}} Norwegian landsmål, {{small|(Bokmål entry; Nynorsk entry)}} (Bokmål entry; Nynorsk entry) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Landsmål
  1. A written standard for Norwegian created by Ivar Aasen in the mid-1800s; predecessor to Nynorsk. Wikipedia link: Ivar Aasen Categories (topical): Languages Synonyms: Landsmaal Related terms (other Norwegian varieties): Bokmål, Høgnorsk, Nynorsk, Riksmål Translations (written standard for Norwegian): landsmål (Norwegian Bokmål), landsmål (Norwegian Nynorsk)
    Sense id: en-Landsmål-en-name-ZN0WF7IQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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