vestmark

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From vest (“west”) +‎ mark (“mark (currency)”), possibly a calque of German Westmark.

Noun

vestmark f (plural vestmarka)

  1. Deutsche Mark

Etymology 2

From vest (“west”) +‎ mark (“field”).

Noun

vestmark f (definite singular vestmarka, indefinite plural vestmarker, definite plural vestmarkene)

  1. a public accessible natural area, usually west of a larger inhabited area, such as a city
    Coordinate terms: austmark, nordmark, sørmark

References

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