austmark
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From aust (“east”) + mark (“field”).
Noun
austmark f (definite singular austmarka, indefinite plural austmarker, definite plural austmarkene)
- a public accessible natural area, usually east of a larger inhabited area, such as a city
- Coordinate terms: nordmark, sørmark, vestmark
Etymology 2
From aust (“east”) + mark (“mark (currency)”), possibly a calque of German Ostmark.
Noun
austmark f (definite singular austmarka, indefinite plural austmark or austmerker, definite plural austmerkene)
- (numismatics) the East German mark