Bokmålsordboka
Encyclopedia
Bokmålsordboka is a dictionary of the Norwegian
written language called Bokmål
(lit. "book language"). It is published by the Department of Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies at the University of Oslo in cooperation with the Norwegian Language Council
. The work on the dictionary commenced in 1974 and the first edition was published in 1986. The printed dictionary is published by Kunnskapsforlaget
, and the dictionary is also available online at the website of the University of Oslo.
Bokmålsordboka is one of several dictionaries of Bokmål or Riksmål. Other dictionaries published by Kunnskapsforlaget
include Norsk Riksmålsordbok
, Norsk ordbok
and Riksmålsordlisten
. Bokmålsordboka is a normative dictionary of Bokmål. The normative dictionary of Riksmål is Riksmålsordlisten. Norsk ordbok is covering both Riksmål and Moderate Bokmål, while Norsk Riksmålsordbok is a descriptive dictionary, documenting all (non-Nynorsk
) Norwegian language usage.
Norwegian language
Norwegian is a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is the official language. Together with Swedish and Danish, Norwegian forms a continuum of more or less mutually intelligible local and regional variants .These Scandinavian languages together with the Faroese language...
written language called Bokmål
Bokmål
Bokmål is one of two official Norwegian written standard languages, the other being Nynorsk. Bokmål is used by 85–90% of the population in Norway, and is the standard most commonly taught to foreign students of the Norwegian language....
(lit. "book language"). It is published by the Department of Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies at the University of Oslo in cooperation with the Norwegian Language Council
Norwegian Language Council
The Norwegian Language Council was the regulation authority for the Norwegian language. It has been superseded by The Language Council of Norway .The council had 38 members, and created lists of acceptable word forms...
. The work on the dictionary commenced in 1974 and the first edition was published in 1986. The printed dictionary is published by Kunnskapsforlaget
Kunnskapsforlaget
Kunnskapsforlaget is a Norwegian publishing company based in Oslo that concentrates on encyclopedias, encyclopedic books, textbooks, and dictonaries. The company, created in 1975, is owned by Gyldendal Norsk Forlag and Aschehoug ....
, and the dictionary is also available online at the website of the University of Oslo.
Bokmålsordboka is one of several dictionaries of Bokmål or Riksmål. Other dictionaries published by Kunnskapsforlaget
Kunnskapsforlaget
Kunnskapsforlaget is a Norwegian publishing company based in Oslo that concentrates on encyclopedias, encyclopedic books, textbooks, and dictonaries. The company, created in 1975, is owned by Gyldendal Norsk Forlag and Aschehoug ....
include Norsk Riksmålsordbok
Norsk Riksmålsordbok
Norsk Riksmålsordbok is a Norwegian dictionary. The work was initiated by Riksmaalsvernet around 1920. Its first edition was completed in 1957, and was printed in four volumes. Two extra volumes were issued in 1995. Editors for volume 1, 2 and 3 were Trygve Knudsen and Alf Sommerfelt, and volume 4...
, Norsk ordbok
Norsk ordbok (Riksmål)
Norsk ordbok is a dictionary of written Norwegian . It was first published in 1993 under the title Norsk illustrert ordbok...
and Riksmålsordlisten
Riksmålsordlisten
Riksmålsordlisten is a normative dictionary of the non-official Norwegian written language called Riksmål. It is published by Kunnskapsforlaget in cooperation with Riksmålsforbundet and officially approved by the Norwegian Academy for Language and Literature...
. Bokmålsordboka is a normative dictionary of Bokmål. The normative dictionary of Riksmål is Riksmålsordlisten. Norsk ordbok is covering both Riksmål and Moderate Bokmål, while Norsk Riksmålsordbok is a descriptive dictionary, documenting all (non-Nynorsk
Nynorsk
Nynorsk or New Norwegian is one of two official written standards for the Norwegian language, the other being Bokmål. The standard language was created by Ivar Aasen during the mid-19th century, to provide a Norwegian alternative to the Danish language which was commonly written in Norway at the...
) Norwegian language usage.