utlending

utlending

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Combination of utland (“outland, foreign land”) +‎ -lending (“(person) from, belonging to”). Compare Norwegian land + -ing > -lending and also English -ing, Old English -ing.

Noun

utlending m (definite singular utlendingen, indefinite plural utlendinger, definite plural utlendingene)

1. a foreigner or alien

   (Bokmål) Utlendinger kommer fra utlandet.

   Foreigners come from abroad.

Related terms

• innlending (< innland + -ing)

References

• “utlending” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Combination of utland (“outland, foreign land”) +‎ -lending (“(person) from, belonging to”). Compare Norwegian land + -ing > -lending and also English -ing, Old English -ing.

Noun

utlending m (definite singular utlendingen, indefinite plural utlendingar, definite plural utlendingane)

1. a foreigner or alien

   Utlendingar kjem frå utlandet.

   Foreigners come from abroad.

Related terms

• innlending (< innland + -ing)

References

• “utlending” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.