korstog

Danish

Etymology

kors (“cross”) +‎ tog (“campaign, expedition”)

Noun

korstog

(historical) crusade
(figuratively) grand concerted effort against something purportedly immoral

Declension

Declension of korstog

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
neuter gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	korstog	korstoget	korstog	korstogene
genitive	korstogs	korstogets	korstogs	korstogenes

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From kors +‎ tog

Noun

korstog n (definite singular korstoget, indefinite plural korstog, definite plural korstoga or korstogene)

a Crusade (historical: expedition to the Holy Land)
a crusade (not capitalised for modern usage: vigorous campaign)

Related terms

korsfarer

References

“korstog” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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