Danmǫrk

See also: Danmörk and Danmørk

Old Norse

Alternative forms

ᛏᛅᚾᛘᛅᚢᚱᚴ

Etymology

From Danir (“Danes”) (from Proto-Germanic *daniz) + mǫrk (“borderland”) (from Proto-Germanic *markō). Compare Old English Denemearc.

Proper noun

Danmǫrk f (genitive Danmerkr or Danmarkar)

Denmark

Descendants

Danish: Danmark n
Faroese: Danmørk f, Danmark n
Icelandic: Danmörk f

Norwegian (Bokmål): Danmark n
Norwegian (Nynorsk): Danmark n
Swedish: Danmark c

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