ødemark

See also: ödemark

Danish

Etymology

Equivalent to øde (“desolate”) +‎ mark (“field, (obsolete) open land”), from Old Norse eyðimǫrk, cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk øydemark, Swedish ödemark.

Noun

ødemark c (singular definite ødemarken, plural indefinite ødemarker)

1. wilderness

   Synonym: vildmark

Declension

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ødemark	ødemarken	ødemarker	ødemarkerne
genitive	ødemarks	ødemarkens	ødemarkers	ødemarkernes

Declension of ødemark

References

• “ødemark” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• øydemark (Nynorsk also)

Etymology

From øde +‎ mark.

Noun

ødemark f or m (definite singular ødemarka or ødemarken, indefinite plural ødemarker, definite plural ødemarkene)

1. wasteland, wilderness

References

• “ødemark” in The Bokmål Dictionary.