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Telemark

See also: telemark and télémark

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Norwegian Telemark.

Proper noun

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Telemark (uncountable)

  1. A county of Norway

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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

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

Proper noun

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Telemark

  1. A county of Eastern Norway.
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Descendants

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  • English: telemark

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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

Proper noun

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Telemark f

  1. A county of Eastern Norway
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Descendants

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References

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