Telemark

See also: telemark and télémark

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse Þelamǫrk, from the genitive plural case of þelir (name of an old Germanic tribe) + mǫrk (“borderland, march, mark, woodland”).

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Te‧le‧mark

Proper noun

Telemark

  1. A county of Eastern Norway.
  • telemarking
  • Vestfold og Telemark (county, which existed from 2020 to 2024)

Descendants
  • English: telemark

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms
  • Telamork, Telamark (unofficial)

Etymology

tele (“someone from Telemark”) +‎ mark (“land; march”); from Old Norse Þelamǫrk, from genitive plural of þelir (name of an old Germanic tribe) +‎ mǫrk (“borderland, march, mark, woodland”).

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Te‧le‧mark

Proper noun

Telemark f

  1. A county of Eastern Norway
  • telemarking
  • Vestfold og Telemark (county, which existed from 2020 to 2024)

Descendants

References
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